Ahead of the Diwali festival, a team of food safety officers in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal on Thursday seized around two quintals of mawa from a local shop on suspicion of adulteration. Officials said that samples have been sent for laboratory testing, and further action will be taken based on the report.

The mawa, estimated to be worth approximately Rs 60,000, was seized from a shop named Devendra Mawa Bhandar located in the old Bhopal area. Further action would be initiated after the lab report, the officer added.

While speaking to ANI, Bhopal District Food Safety Officer, Arunesh Kumar Patel said, “Following the instructions of senior officials, we are continuously taking action in view of the festive season. We have received information about Mawa’s arrival from somewhere in the

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