As the Ganeshotsav festival season arrived, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) started collecting samples of sweets, snacks, ghee and edible oil sold in the market for quality check purposes. While the festival began on August 31, the FDA started a pre-festival drive as the city geared up preparation for the festival.

According to the FDA data, they have collected 96 samples from across the city. “Of the 96 samples, 51 samples of sweets, six samples of snacks, seven samples of edible oil, 10 samples of ghee and vegetable oil, 22 other products samples were collected during the drive till September 8,” said Shashikant Kenkre, Joint Commissioner, Food (Mumbai region).