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Diwali 2026 food safety raids: state-by-state tracker

Last checked 3 November 2026

Diwali 2026 food safety raids. Status: FSSAI advisory (29 Sep 2026) · state seizures and suspensions, not bans.
Regulatory notice

FSSAI's letter of 29 Sep 2026 told all states and UTs to step up festive-season checks on milk products, sweets, snacks, edible oil, ghee and beverages; between 15 Oct and 1 Nov 2026 news reports describe seizures, destruction of stock, samples and licence suspensions in Delhi, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, and none of these actions bans a product or brand.

Classification
Regulatory notice or advisory
Decided by
FSSAI (advisory); state food safety departments and police (enforcement)
Reference
FSSAI letter dated 29 Sep 2026 on the special festive drive, F.No RCD-02001/216/2025-Regulatory-FSSAI | E-144781; state actions as reported in news (state orders not published)
Evidence
Government document
Latest action
1 November 2026
Last checked
3 November 2026
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Letter dated 29.09.2026 w.r.t Special festive drive

FSSAI (advisory); state food safety departments and police (enforcement) · FSSAI letter dated 29 Sep 2026 on the special festive drive, F.No RCD-02001/216/2025-Regulatory-FSSAI | E-144781; state actions as reported in news (state orders not published) · 29 September 2026

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Scope. A record here does not by itself mean a product or company is unsafe or banned today. Regulatory actions can apply to one batch, one formulation, one period or one state. Always check the linked government document for the current position, and tell us if something is out of date. How we label records.

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Key facts

FSSAI, 29 Sep 2026 (letter)
Advisory to all state and UT food safety commissioners and FSSAI regional directors: inspect and sample milk and milk products, sweets, namkeen, papad, fryums, edible oil, beverages, ghee, and kuttu and singhada atta at hot spots; Food Safety on Wheels to markets; data on FoSCoS/FoSCoRIS 'on real-time basis'. No end date
Telangana, 15 Oct 2026 (reported)
Seized and suspended: 2,480 kg of sweets (Rs 3.78 lakh) seized in Medchal-Malkajgiri; licences of Bhagya Laxmi Sweets and Burfi, Balaji Magic Mithai and Yashoda Dairy (Jeedimetla) suspended; two unlicensed units shut; three show-cause notices. Authority: TG SAFE
Telangana, 25 Oct 2026 (press note, reported)
Notices and samples: improvement notices to 20 sweet units, one show-cause notice, 38 samples taken in 26 districts. Authority: TG SAFE
Delhi, 25 Oct 2026 (reported)
Destroyed: 402 kg (rasgulla, chhena, milk cake, coconut) at Nihal Vihar and 520 kg of khoya and chhena at Mori Gate Khoya Mandi; 17 samples taken. Authority: Delhi Food Safety Department
Delhi, 31 Oct 2026 (reported tally)
Two-month tally: 30 enforcement actions; 85 of 290 samples unsafe or substandard; more than 4,000 kg of ghee, paneer, khoya and sweets destroyed. Authority: Delhi Food Safety Department
Madhya Pradesh, Bhind, 26 Oct 2026 (reported)
Seized: about 1,250 kg of suspected adulterated mawa in transit from Gormi to Gwalior; samples sent to the Bhopal lab; driver detained. Authority: Mehgaon police and Food Department
Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, 27 Oct 2026 (reported)
Seized: 700 kg of analogue paneer (about Rs 2.5 lakh) from Morena at Bhopal railway station; case registered. Authority: Food Safety Department, MP
Rajasthan, Neem Ka Thana, 27 Oct 2026 (reported)
Destroyed and arrests: about 200 kg of adulterated kalakand destroyed; semolina, powder and palm oil seized; two arrested; samples to lab. Authority: police and Food Safety Department
Gujarat, Ahmedabad, 28 Oct 2026 (reported)
Seized: about 40,000 kg of suspected substandard mava from a Gomtipur cold storage; samples under test. Authority: AMC Food Department
Maharashtra, 29 Oct 2026 (reported)
Seized and suspended: 11,963 quintals of spices (Rs 19.69 crore) seized in 1,057 inspections; 557 improvement notices; licences of 94 establishments suspended; more than 859 kg seized in Mumbai on 27 Oct. Authority: Maharashtra FDA
Uttar Pradesh, 29 Oct 2026 (reported)
Suspended: licences of 15 sweet shops (as headlined); 260 units inspected in 38 districts and 303 samples taken. Authority: UP FSDA ('Shuddh Hi Shubh Hai' drive)
Punjab, Ferozepur, 1 Nov 2026 (reported)
Samples and destruction: 52 of 106 samples failed and 16 products declared unsafe; 350 kg of chips and 40 kg of kasuri methi destroyed; 69 tins of barfi sealed for sampling. Authority: Punjab Health Department
Is any of this a ban?
No. Seizure, destruction, sampling and licence suspension act on a batch or a premises. No product or brand was banned

Every festive season brings headlines about 'banned' or 'fake' sweets. In 2026 the drive started with FSSAI's letter of 29 Sep 2026, marked 'MOST IMPORTANT', which told all state and UT food safety commissioners and FSSAI's regional directors to step up surveillance against 'adulterated, counterfeit and unsafe food'. Officers were to inspect and sample at hot spots, Food Safety on Wheels units were to visit markets, and results were to go on FoSCoS/FoSCoRIS 'on real-time basis'. The letter covers milk and milk products, sweets, snacks and savouries, edible oil, beverages and ghee, and kuttu and singhada atta in the north and west. It sets no end date. Diwali falls on 8 Nov 2026, so the actions below are pre-Diwali.

The state actions on this page are news reports; the state orders were not published with them. In Telangana, TG SAFE reported seizing 2,480 kg of sweets and suspending three licences in Medchal-Malkajgiri on 15 Oct, then issued improvement notices to 20 sweet units statewide. Delhi reported destroying 922 kg of sweets, khoya and chhena on 25 Oct and, by 31 Oct, 85 unsafe or substandard results out of 290 samples over two months. Madhya Pradesh reported seizing about 1,250 kg of mawa in Bhind and 700 kg of analogue paneer in Bhopal. Rajasthan reported 200 kg of adulterated kalakand destroyed in Neem Ka Thana, and Ahmedabad's municipal food department about 40,000 kg of suspected substandard mava.

The largest reported numbers came from Maharashtra, where the FDA said on 29 Oct that it had seized Rs 19.69 crore of spices, issued 557 improvement notices and suspended the licences of 94 establishments. Uttar Pradesh's FSDA reported suspending 15 sweet shop licences in its 'Shuddh Hi Shubh Hai' drive, and Ferozepur in Punjab reported 52 failed samples out of 106 on 1 Nov.

None of these actions bans a product. A seizure acts on the stock at one place, a suspension closes one premises until it complies, and a failed sample concerns that batch only. Some raid figures that circulate each October are from earlier years, so check the date on any report before treating it as part of the 2026 drive.

What this means for you

Seized is not banned

A seizure or destruction acts on the stock found at one place. It does not ban a sweet, a brand or an ingredient.

A suspension closes one premises

A suspended shop or unit must stop trading until it complies. Other shops selling the same item are not affected.

Lab results come later

Most samples are still under test. A failed sample concerns that batch only.

This is a record of official orders, not medical advice. Do not stop a prescribed medicine without asking your doctor or pharmacist.

Common questions

Are sweets banned before Diwali 2026?

No. States have seized and destroyed specific stock and suspended some shops' licences. No sweet or brand has been banned.

Which states have raided sweet shops before Diwali 2026?

Reports from 15 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 cover Delhi, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

What did FSSAI order for the festive season?

Its 29 Sep 2026 letter told states to step up inspections and sampling of milk products, sweets, snacks, oil, ghee and beverages and to upload results in real time.

Sources

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