Ludhiana, June 2 -- In a move aimed at increasing transparency in food safety enforcement, the Ludhiana health department has decided to publicly disclose the identities of food business operators whose samples are found unsafe, substandard or misbranded during laboratory testing.

Under the new mechanism, details of violations will be uploaded on the department's official platforms, including its website and social media channels, enabling consumers to access information about businesses found to be in breach of food safety standards.

Officials said the disclosure will apply to food samples that fail laboratory analysis from this month onwards.

In the case of registered establishments such as restaurants, dairies, sweet shops and retai...