Ludhiana, Aug. 9 -- The Ludhiana health department on Friday seized food samples and halted the operations of a vendor whose video went viral on social media where he was seen dipping sealed plastic oil packets into hot oil for frying fritters.

The video, shared by food blogger Harry Uppal on Instagram, showed a vendor near Gill Chowk engaging in a highly unsafe cooking practice. In the video, the man is seen placing three to four sealed plastic pouches of refined oil directly into a boiling pan.

As the heat softens and melts the plastic, the oil is released into the pan and used to fry the fritters. Later, the vendor is seen casually claiming that the method used to open the packets was 'easier' and 'safe', sparking widespread outrage ...