patna, Oct. 26 -- Bihar has suspended two food business licences and initiated prosecution against 15 establishments after inspecting 531 food outlets across the state in a special enforcement drive this month, the health department said on Saturday. Several other businesses have been issued notices to rectify violations within 14 days, according to a statement issued by the food safety wing of the health department on Saturday. The drive, launched under the directions of health minister Nishant and health secretary Kumar Ravi, has targeted hotels, restaurants, sweet shops, dairy units, packaged drinking water manufacturers, bakeries and online grocery stores. Patna recorded the highest number of inspections at 87. Rohtas recorded 41, Saran 40, Gopalganj 37, Siwan 27, Gaya 26, Vaishali 24 and Muzaffarpur 20. Bhagalpur and West Champaran reported 18 inspections each, followed by Purnia with 16. Bhojpur and Samastipur recorded 15 each, while Darbhanga and East Champaran reported 14 each. In Patna, officials seized spoiled paneer, foul-smelling sweets, expired milk and other unsafe products. They also found licensing and packaging irregularities at packaged drinking water units in Sampatchak, Gaurichak and adjoining areas, ordering affected units to stop production and sending samples for laboratory testing. The department destroyed around 15,340 litres of packaged drinking water, 3,456 kg of milk cake, 155 kg of gulab jamun, 96 kg of rasgulla and 170 kg of assorted sweets and paneer after their quality was found to be suspect. At Santosh Sweets in Vijay Nagar, officials seized 3,344 kg of milk cake and 112 kg of peda worth around Rs.5.24 lakh. Another 170 kg of foul-smelling sweets and paneer was found at Govardhan Sweets in Hanuman Nagar. Inspections at hotels and restaurants, including Hotel Gargee Grand, Pataliputra Exotica, The Panache and Hotel Maurya, revealed deficiencies in kitchen hygiene, food storage, employees' health certificates and water testing. Officials also found expired or spoiled products and instances of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food being stored together. The establishments were given 14 days to address the shortcomings. A separate round of inspections on October 21 covered KFC, Barbeque Nation and Pizza Hut outlets....