Frog Leg Found in Samosa Bought From Sweet Shop in UP’s Ghaziabad, Investigation Underway

Food safety in India seems to be becoming a joke, as evident from the countless food contamination incidents shared on social media. Whether it’s food served on trains, in restaurants, or packaged in factories, no sector appears to be immune from contamination. Now, another alarming incident has come to the fore from a sweet shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. A customer, who bought samosas from the shop, claimed to have found a frog leg in one of them. The police have reportedly arrested the shopkeeper and an investigation into the matter is underway.

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A video that is all over the Internet opens to show the frog leg that was allegedly found inside the samosa. As the video goes on, the customer shows the shop he bought it from – Bikaner Sweets in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. The video then transitions to show a group of people walking upto the receptionist, asking to see the owner while showing the contaminated samosa. One of the man in the video can be heard asking another to dial 100 (the police helpline number).

Another person in the video remarks that they specifically chose to buy samosas from this shop, despite having other options available.

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Here’s how people reacted to the video:

“The incident of finding frog legs in samosas of Bikaner Sweets in Ghaziabad is extremely worrying. Strict action should be taken against such incidents to ensure food safety,” expressed an individual.

Another added, “The situation is very bad, people do not take care of cleanliness.”

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“Many such cases have come to light before, action should be taken on this,” shared a third.

A fourth claimed, “Nobody who prepares or serves food at these shops wears, shower caps. And everyone has very long nails. Where all this is being prepared, health and hygiene are absolutely zero. Homemade food is the best.”