Hyderabad Police launch H-FAST unit to curb food adulteration in city

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Officers from the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST).

Officers from the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST). | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

A specialised unit, Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), was launched connected Thursday, March 19, to fortify enforcement against nutrient adulteration and unsafe nutrient practices successful the city. The inaugural has been acceptable up nether the enactment of Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar successful coordination with Food Safety Officers astatine the aged Begum Bazar constabulary presumption building.

The portion was inaugurated by DCP (Task Force) Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath. Officials said the squad comprises 28 personnel, including Inspectors N. Ranjith Kumar Goud and Anjaiah, and Sub-Inspectors Ramya, Abhilash, Akhil and Krishna, on with the supporting staff.

According to the police, the squad volition relation arsenic an intelligence-driven portion focusing connected surveillance, detection and prosecution of offences related to unsafe food. It volition behaviour raids successful coordination with Food Safety Officers to guarantee effectual enforcement.

A toll-free fig 8712661212 has been acceptable up for the nationalist to study cases of nutrient adulteration and unsafe nutrient practices. Complaints tin besides beryllium shared done authoritative societal media platforms of H-FAST.

Officials said a zero-tolerance attack volition beryllium adopted towards nutrient adulteration and strict ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken against violators. The nationalist has been urged to stay vigilant and study suspicious activities.

Published - March 19, 2026 09:04 p.m. IST

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