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Bundi laddus were prepared in the temple in which color was added, but now people will make prasad in a pure manner only. Mishri and sugar are being offered as Prasad at the temple. Apart from this, the shopkeepers here also used to pack Prasad in polythene which is completely banned.
Firozabad: The Food and Safety Department has started a campaign to purify the Prasad available at the famous temple in Firozabad, UP. The department is going to the shops around the temple to create awareness regarding the preparation of Prasad and its packing. Laddus were given as Prasad at the temple, in which there was adulteration of colour. Keeping this in view, the Food and Safety Department has also started giving training to traders. A campaign has been started to use recycled polythene and cloth bags for packing Prasad.
Food and Safety Department started the campaign
The Food and Safety Department has started a campaign to make people aware about the famous Balaji temple located in Shikohabad, Firozabad. Food Safety and Drugs Department official Chandan Pandey told Local 18 that Eat Right India’s department is making traders aware. The shopkeepers here used to adulterate the Prasad available at the temple with colors etc. In view of this, they have started a campaign to make the traders aware in which they are being told that adulteration in the Prasad causes harm to our body.
You will get pure prasad
In this temple, Bundi laddus were prepared in which color was added, but now people will make Prasad in a pure manner only. Mishri and sugar are being offered as Prasad at the temple. Apart from this, the shopkeepers here also used to pack Prasad in polythene which is completely banned but now people are being made aware about this also. After this, no dirt of any kind will be seen in the temple. The environment of the temple will remain completely clean and neat.
More than 10 thousand cloth bags will be distributed
The Food Safety and Drug Department official said that after holding a meeting with the traders here, they were given training and then they were also given certificates, after which the traders will know how to prepare Prasad and how to keep the temple clean. Along with this, more than 10 thousand cloth bags are being prepared and distributed to ensure that no polythene is used here. Lakhs of devotees come to this temple for darshan due to which a lot of filth is seen here. The department is making people aware to keep it clean.
