Chandigarh: With the festive season approaching, Haryana has moved to further tighten its food safety shield, with Chief Secretary, Anurag Rastogi directing the authorities to step up sampling and intensify action against unsafe and substandard food. Backed by a sharp rise in convictions, expansion of scientific testing infrastructure, strengthening of field manpower and district-level monitoring, the State is pushing for a tougher and more consumer-centric food safety regime.
Rastogi stressed that ensuring safe and quality food for the public requires a coordinated, whole-of-government approach and called for stronger surveillance, inspections, scientific testing and enforcement across the food supply chain.
He said food safety cannot be the responsibility of a single department and requires coordinated action by all concerned government agencies to protect consumers effectively. Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Sumita Misra, while detailing the steps taken by the State, said Haryana’s strategy was focused on a clear objective to detect unsafe food faster, strengthen scientific testing, improve field inspections and enforcement, and ensure greater accountability among food business operators.
Convictions Surge as Crackdown Gains Momentum
The meeting was informed that Haryana’s enforcement against violations of food safety laws has gained significant momentum. Convictions in food safety cases increased from 47 in 2023-24 to 111 in 2025-26, reflecting intensified surveillance, inspections, sampling and prosecution of non-compliant food business operators.
