Amid the controversy surrounding Tirupati laddus, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has collected 13 samples of items being sold as ‘prasadam’ outside the temples here and sent them for testing,

The Uttar Pradesh FSDA has collected 13 samples of 'prasadam' items from temples in Mathura, Vrindavan, and Govardhan for testing, amidst allegations of adulteration in Tirupati laddus. The move follows claims by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu about the use of animal fat in the laddus,

The Food Safety and Drug Administration department in Mathura on Monday collected 43 samples of food items from 15 shops near religious sites in Mathura, Vrindavan and other places, officials said, and sent a 'peda' sample to Lucknow for testing.

Amid the Tirupati laddu controversy, UP's FSDA collected prasadam samples from Vrindavan's Banke Bihari Temple, Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi, and Govardhan temples to test for adulteration. A district-wide campaign on food safety in temples is underway.

Amid the controversy surrounding Tirupati laddus, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has collected 13 samples of items being sold as 'prasadam' outside the temples here in Mathura and sent them for testing, an official said on Sunday.

A public interest litigation (PIL) matter has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus