The state government, in its reply to a question raised by Congress MLA Mukesh alias Gyanendra Srivastava in the Assembly said that in the first four months of this year (till April), 331 inspections of vegetable vendors were made during which none of the samples were found adulterated.
State Minister Waqar Ahmad Shah said though many times it came to the notice of the government through media that oxytocin was used in vegetables for various purposes, but its use was also not detected anywhere.
He said that state government had conduct raids to check sale of oxytocin, which is banned in the state.
In between April 1, 2011 to March 31 this year, 17 people were arrested for allegedly selling oxytocin, he said.