Lucknow, June 22: UP Chief Minister Mayawati today said her government was committed to stop incidents of adulteration in food and drugs and asked officials to take strict action against those found guilty.
Mayawati was reviewing the works of Food and Drug administration department at a high-level meeting held at her official residence here.
She said if an incident of adulteration was reported from any particular area then action should be initiated against the concerned field level officer.
The chief minister directed the officers to fill the vacancies so that functioning of the department could be improved and made effective. She also asked them to upgrade labs so that samples could be examined quickly.
“The government has set up a separate department to check adulteration in edible articles and drugs,” she said.
–PTI