Ahmedabad Food Safety Drive: 27 Samples of Ghee, Mawa and Paneer Fail Quality Tests; 19 Establishments Face Closure Action

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has found 27 food samples substandard during a month-long inspection drive, prompting sealing and closure action against 19 food establishments across the city.

Between October 1 and November 2, 2026, the AMC Health Department collected 841 food samples and inspected 2,226 establishments under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The inspections covered food manufacturing units, shops, restaurants, storage facilities and distribution outlets.

The department issued notices to 660 establishments and collected administrative charges amounting to ₹11.28 lakh.

Ghee, Mawa, Paneer Among Failed Food Samples

The food samples collected during the drive included dairy products, sweets, fafda-jalebi, namkeen, besan, edible oils and spices.

The samples declared substandard or unsafe included ghee, butter, tomato sauce, dabeli, puffs, paneer, mawa, methi-based preparations and sweetened mawa.

Several establishments across Ahmedabad were found selling or manufacturing food products that failed to meet prescribed quality standards.

Among the establishments whose samples failed testing were Gujarat Dairy in Dariyapur, Om Food Centre in Sarkhej, Janata Fast Food in Maninagar, Shreeji Dabeli and Vada Pav in Ghatlodia, Vijay Dairy in Vastral and Tulsi Mava Centre in Asarwa.

High TPC Levels in Frying Oil Trigger Action

The inspection teams also detected violations involving the quality of cooking oil used for frying snacks.

A ganthiya manufacturing unit in Vastral recorded a Total Polar Compounds (TPC) level of 32 in its frying oil. Another unit, Maa Bhajiya Pakoda in Pallavnagar Society, Naranpura, recorded a TPC level of 27.5.

Both establishments were also found operating under unhygienic conditions, prompting action by the food department.

The department carried out 614 TPC tests during the inspection period to assess the quality of edible oils used by food businesses.

19 Establishments Face Sealing and Closure Action

The AMC initiated sealing and closure proceedings against 19 establishments for violations ranging from unhygienic food preparation to operating without valid FSSAI licences.

Major establishments facing action included:

• Ashrafi Mutton and Chicken, Krishnanagar: Lack of an FSSAI licence and unhygienic conditions.
• Arman Bakery, Rakhiyal: Operating without a valid licence and poor hygiene.
• MJF Food, Behrampura: Irregularities in sauce ingredients and unhygienic conditions.
• Aai Shree Khodiyar Gruh Udyog, Gota: Irregularities in sauce production and unhygienic conditions.
• Vastrapur Gathiya, Vastrapur: High TPC levels of 32 in frying oil and poor hygiene.
• Prakashkumar Kanaiyalal and Amratlal Kuberdas, Gandhi Road: No valid agreement for the disposal of used cooking oil.
• H.M. Varkhavala, Kalupur: Suspected duplicate edible silver foil (varkh).
• Maa Bhajiya Pakoda, Naranpura: High TPC levels of 27.5 in frying oil.
• Bharat Food, Vatva: Three previously collected sauce samples declared substandard, along with unhygienic conditions.

Action was also initiated against establishments found using ingredients that did not match declared formulations and those failing to comply with used cooking oil disposal requirements.

Over 1,300 Kg of Food Destroyed

During the inspection drive, the food department destroyed 1,345 kg of food products and 1,289 litres of food items found unsuitable for consumption.

The AMC said inspections would continue, with particular attention to food hygiene, valid FSSAI licences and registration requirements. Violators will face action under the FSSAI and Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations (GPMC) Acts.

Food Safety Violations Rise in Ahmedabad in 2026

The AMC's January-October figures show a rise in both food sample collections and detected violations compared with the corresponding period in 2025.

Between January and October 2026, the food department collected 7,339 samples, of which 327 were declared substandard. It collected fines totalling ₹1,01,65,800 during the period.

In comparison, the department collected 4,071 samples between January and October 2025. Of these, 131 failed quality checks, while fines amounted to ₹62,11,600.

The latest figures indicate a significant increase in the number of samples tested and violations detected during the first ten months of 2026.