India, Oct. 10 -- LUCKNOW Ahead of Diwali and Bhai Dooj, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) launched a major campaign to curb sale of adulterated and substandard food products, including sweets, snacks, dairy items, edible oils and other festive consumables across multiple establishments.

The department collected 31 samples from various shops, production units and storage facilities. The crackdown resulted in the seizure of 12,894 kg of suspicious food products worth approximately Rs.6.65 lakh and the destruction of 1,552 kg of items valued at around Rs.2.51 lakh, said VP Singh, deputy commissioner, FSDA.

Around 200 kg of toy sweets worth Rs.12,000 were seized near Khurram Nagar, besides 180 kg of sweets, 450 kg of Revri, 30...