Between August 11 and October 12, FDA officials conducted 4676 inspections across the state, targeting food products that see a spike in demand during festivals — milk, edible oils, ghee, khoya — mawa, sweets, dry fruits, chocolates, bhagar, and other festive essentials

Zirwal said that under the "San Maharashtra Cha, Sankalp Ann Surakshecha" food safety campaign, the department has so far inspected more than 1,594 establishments and collected 2,369 food samples for testing