Rajkot: With the people who handed ‘namkeen’ and sweet shops ahead of Janmashtami, the Department of Food Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has launched a drive against companies that sell dipper and non-hygienic food items.
On Saturday, RMC officials invaded five stores like that and destroyed 102 kg stale and no hygienic food items – 85kg ‘namkeen’ and 17kg sweet.
Officials also confiscated 25 kg of washing soda used in making ‘namkeen’.
Shops that sell non-hygienic food items are Virbalaji Farsan in Road Pedakes, Bhagwati Farsan & Sweet Mart and Chamunda Farsan located in Govindbaig Vegetable Market Road, Bharat Sweet Mart on Jalan Digvijay and Swaminarayan Farsan on the main road Laxmi Vadi.