{
  "id": 15348322,
  "title": "Food safety violations found at sweet units; ₹7,000 penalty imposed during second day inspections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/food-safety-violations-found-at-sweet-units-7-000-penalty-imposed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/food-safety-violations-found-at-sweet-units-7000-penalty-imposed-during-second-day-inspections/article71592786.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Food Safety Wing of the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration in Karnataka conducted a special inspection drive on October 15 and 16, targeting sweet manufacturing units and sales outlets across the state in anticipation of the festive season. During the two-day inspection, violations were found, including unhygienic food preparation and storage, lack of medical fitness certificates for food handlers, and deficiencies in registration and labelling. The Food Safety Wing issued notices to 25 sweet units and sales outlets, with fines ranging from ₹2,000 to ₹7,000 imposed on operators in Kolar district and others. A total of 145 food samples were collected for analysis during the inspections, which were conducted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration) Regulations, 2011. The inspection drive is expected to continue across the state.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}