Bengal Raids Raise Alarms Ahead of Durga Puja: What to Look Out for Before Eating Street Food

How to eat out safely during Durga Puja 2026? (Credit: Unsplash)

It truly is a scary time to be a foodie.

If you thought the overwhelming headlines about food safety concerns was something only restricted to packaged food items, think again. Over the past 3 days, the state of Bengal, right in the middle of its fervent Durga Puja prep, seems to have landed in a pit of fear and second guessing as massive raids at popular restaurants and food spots in the state capital reveal the horrifying realities behind the plates the people happily queue up to relish, year on year.

Rotten meats, fungus-stricken fish, gulaal being used to add colour to sweets – the list of horrors is indefinite, and the amount of spoiled produce finally facing the cameras – hundreds of kilograms. That being said, the human mind is surprisingly forgiving when festive spirits are high, the body tired and the stomach, hungry. This is exactly the trifecta of bliss all of Bengal happily finds itself in during the incoming Durga Puja stretch. When you've walked over 20,000 steps in the day and have found sustenance in nothing but roadside snacks, the standards of what seems delicious…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle