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A disturbing incident from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh has raised serious concerns just days before Holi. A team from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) carried out a raid at a sweets

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shop on Meenakshi Road. During the inspection, officials collected samples of sweets and after testing, they found unsafe items. Instead of destroying the seized sweets properly, the officials threw them into a nearby dustbin and left.

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Soon after the team went away, residents were seen taking the discarded sweets out of the garbage and taking them home. A video of the scene quickly spread online and some said it showed the harsh reality of poverty. Others questioned the lack of hygiene awareness and criticised the authorities, saying unsafe food should be destroyed in a proper and safe manner to prevent such situations.

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Locals Seen Taking Sweets From Garbage

This action was not unusual. During festive seasons like Holi, food safety teams often carry out checks on sweet shops. This is the time when the sale of sweets increases and officials step up inspections to stop unsafe or fake food from reaching customers.

The video posted on X (Formerly Twitter) came with the caption, “FSSAI raided one restaurant, seized and discarded adulterated sweets. Threw it in a public dustbin. People started picking the same from the dustbin. How can we repair the people of this nation?”

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>FSSAI raided one restaurant
\n >seized and discarded adulterated sweets
\n >Threw it in a public dustbin
\n >People started picking the same from the dustbin
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How can we repair the people of this nation?pic.twitter.com/4XxuiDVSL5
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Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Before asking how to ‘repair the nation,’ ask this: Why were people hungry enough to risk eating discarded food? That’s the real headline.”
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Another shared, “FSSAI does its job, but people eat from dustbins anyway. Hunger > hygiene here. Fix the root causes of poverty, jobs, awareness or this cycle continues. Nation repairs when stomachs are full first.”
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“People here live in survival mode all the time. Hunger, low income makes them forget morals,” a comment read.
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An individual stated, “Rather than throwing, they should have been destroyed. Moreover, some of them may eat, but many also gonna sell it from their small shops. Public health in India is the most neglected thing because we depend n believe in Destiny and God.”
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Another mentioned, “There’s a reason every single company, including Cadbury and lays uses significantly lower quality for Indian markets. People here only care about prices, not health, not quality, not hygiene, nothing.”
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One more added, “You don’t repair people. You fix systems. You educate. You create access so no one feels the need to pick food from a dustbin. Shame isn’t the solution. Structural change is.”
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Strict Investigation In Uttar Pradesh
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According to News X, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration worked together with FSSAI to take strict action against food mixing and fake products in Kanpur. During their investigation, officials seized and removed nearly 14,000 litres of impure oil and around 1350 kilos of coloured waste material.
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The team also raided a factory in Kalyanpur that was making fake ghee. Goods worth about Rs 5.45 Lakh were also taken. Along with this, surprise checks also happened at cold storage centres and dairy units, where they took 1320 kilos of dates and 1418 kilos of coloured kachri.
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FSSAI Seizes ‘Adulterated’ Sweets In UP's Hapur, Throws Boxes In Dustbin. Later, Locals Collect Them From Garbage

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