Despite detecting over 300 adulterated food samples in 2020-21, Karnataka imposed zero penalties, exposing glaring lapses in its food safety enforcement and raising serious concerns over accountability

The nationwide analysis of food safety samples for 2020–21 reveals a disturbing picture of adulteration across several states but also points to wide disparities in enforcing penalties.

Karnataka analysed 5,217 samples in 2020–21, of which 319 were found non-conforming. Yet, not a single case resulted in a penalty. This stands in sharp contrast to states such as Kerala, which recorded 1,020 violations and imposed 389 penalties, and Madhya Pradesh, where 1,887 penalties were issued against 2,162 violations. Even smaller states like Chhattisgarh reported 165 violations and 149 penalties, s

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