Key Points

• World Food Safety Day is celebrated annually on June 7 to raise awareness about safe, nutritious, and high-quality food [1.1].
• During the 2025-26 financial year, the Rajasthan Food Safety and Drug Control Commissionerate conducted a massive crackdown against food adulteration, testing 43,736 samples, out of which 5,983 were found substandard across various categories [1.1].
• Of the failed samples, 4,295 were declared substandard under the Food Safety and Standards Act, while 1,688 were identified as substandard during surveillance checks [1.1].
• Legal actions reached record levels in the state, with 3,426 cases filed in court, 2,713 cases resolved, over Rs 97.22 lakh in fines imposed, and prison sentences awarded in 9 cases [1.1].
• A massive volume of food items, including milk, ghee, oil, sweets, and spices, was intercepted, with 1.36 million kg/litres destroyed and 0.88 million kg/litres seized during the enforcement drives [1.1].
• The scope of food safety operations has grown systematically in Rajasthan over the past four years, rising from 14,053 tested samples in 2022 to 43,736 samples in 2025-26 [1.1].