On the basis of raids in Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya recently, 463 food samples were collected and a total of 44 FIRs lodged under Food Adulteration Act, Health minister Ashwani Choubey said in reply to a question of Narendra Prasad Singh of BJP in the state council.
The minister said that maximum raids were conducted in Patna. Of the 268 samples collected, 97 were found defective.
Nineteen persons were arrested in this connection in Patna, he said.
Likewise, in Gaya out of 89 samples 42 were found sub-standard and four persons were arrested, Choubey said.
In Muzaffarpur out of 106 samples collected 43 were found defective and two persons were arrested on this count, the minister said.
