Chandigarh, March 21, 2025 –
In a significant move under its ongoing “War Against Corruption” campaign, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), in collaboration with the Health and Food Safety Department, conducted surprise inspections at food processing factories and shops in Amritsar city. The operation targeted unhygienic and unlicensed establishments, particularly those manufacturing Soya Champs and Momos.
An official spokesperson for the VB stated that in line with the directives issued by the Punjab Government, a joint teams comprising VB officials and Food Safety Officers carried out raids on unhygienic factories and shops producing food items,m across various localities in the city.
“During the operation, the team inspected wholesale shops in the Rambagh area where samples of Soya Champs and Momos were collected and sealed. It was discovered that several shopkeepers had not obtained the necessary food safety licenses and were storing food items in unsanitary conditions. In response, challans (fines) were issued to the violators,” he added.
He further informed that additionally, the team raided two Soya Champ manufacturing factories located in Angarh. Both factories were found to be operating in extremely unhygienic conditions and without valid food safety licenses. As a result, the factories were immediately sealed, and samples of Champs and other food items were collected for further analysis.
The spokesperson further revealed that a total of five samples were collected during the joint operation. These samples have been sent to the State Laboratory in Kharar for testing. Legal action would be initiated against the violators based on the laboratory reports.
