Hyderabad, Oct. 23 -- The TG-SAFE Food Wing and enforcement officials inspected sweet shops across the Hyderabad CURE limits on Thursday, October 22, and found several food safety violations, including the sale of expired sweets, unhygienic preparation conditions and the presence of insects and fungus in food items.

Twelve teams were deployed for the inspections, which revealed that some establishments were operating without valid licences from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). While some shops did not have licences, others were found to be operating with expired licences.

Officials also found expired sweets displayed for sale. In some instances, expired sweets were allegedly being mixed with fresh ingredients fo...