India, Oct. 26 -- The Delhi government's Food Safety Department has destroyed 922 kg of adulterated food items during inspections at sweet-making units in Nihal Vihar and at the Mori Gate Khoya Mandi ahead of the festive season, officials said on Sunday.

At Nihal Vihar, the department inspected 13 premises and destroyed 402 kg of food items, including rasgullas, chhena and milk cake. The destroyed items were 265 kg of rasgulla, 45 kg of chhena, 80 kg of milk cake and 12 kg of grated coconut. The teams inspected unlicensed rasgulla manufacturing units, sweet makers and sweet shops.

At Mori Gate Khoya Mandi, officials destroyed around 370 kg of khoya and 150 kg of chhena after finding the material abandoned, spoiled and emitting a foul sm...