Three New Food Testing Laboratories in Uttarakhand | 29 Sep 2021

On September 28, 2021, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S.S. Sandhu ordered the opening of three new food testing laboratories in Uttarakhand. He also directed to set up one mobile food testing lab each in Garhwal and Kumaon region.

These laboratories will be set up at Dehradun, Haridwar and Haldwani.
At present there is only one food testing laboratory in the state, which is located at Rudrapur.
The Chief Secretary also directed to start portal based surveillance, conduct regular campaigns and take strict action against those involved in illegal business to check adulteration of food items in the state.
He said that short video clips should be made to spread awareness among the people. Along with this, he also directed people associated with hotel business to adopt cleanliness ratings.