Alipurduar: Food Safety Raids Uncover Gutka, Owner Flees; Harmful Food Seized

• District Health Department's Food Safety unit, with Falakata Police, raided hotels, restaurants, and shops in Falakata, Alipurduar.
• Officials recovered large quantities of gutka; one shop owner fled during the search.
• Harmful food coloring and various cooked food items were seized and destroyed from hotels and restaurants.
• Shop owners received warnings, and one person was fined for public smoking.
• Tobacco Control Officer Sanjib Kumar Sarkar confirmed ongoing operations focusing on food safety and gutka.

Why It Matters: Alipurduar's Food Safety Department raided, seized gutka and unsafe food; operations to continue.