Gwalia Sweets makes rapid food test kits available at 15 outlets after AMC directive

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has asked sweet and namkeen shops to keep rapid food testing kits at their outlets and ensure their proper use as part of efforts to strengthen food quality checks and consumer safety.

The AMC Food Department said the initiative is aimed at enabling primary testing and screening at the shop level, while reminding traders that the rapid tests are only a supportive measure and not a substitute for official sampling and laboratory testing under FSSAI regulations.

Under the initiative, Gwalia Sweets has made rapid test kits available at 15 of its outlets. Other prominent sweet shops, including Jayhind, Shreeji and Kandoi, have also approached the AMC for assistance in procuring the kits.

The AMC Food Department is facilitating the availability of the required kits and coordinating with other sweet and namkeen traders to encourage wider adoption of the facility.

The civic body had earlier written to the Sweet Manufacturers/Sellers Association, asking its members to keep rapid food testing kits at their establishments for primary testing of sweets and namkeen.

The AMC said shopkeepers are responsible for ensuring that only safe and quality food products are sold to consumers. The rapid testing facility is intended to support traders in carrying out preliminary checks at their premises.

The Food Department said it is continuously monitoring the implementation of the initiative and working with food business operators through guidance, sensitisation and regulatory action to strengthen food safety and protect consumer interests. DeshGujarat