Synopsis: Festivals are incomplete without an assortment of sweets. They come in various colours, shapes, smells, and textures, and lure customers from display windows. Multiple packets are often bought, even to gift them to dear and near ones, oblivious of the toxic ingredients that may have been used in their making.

It is festival season in India. The coming months will be exploding with joy and enthusiasm. Sweet shops will burst into life across the country with trays of colourful mithai, sugary aromas wafting through the air, and families eager to buy their favorite treats.

Laddoos , barfis , jalebis , modak , and rasgullas become central to celebrations like Ganesh Chaturthi, Deepavali, Raksha Bandhan, and Dasara. But behind this joyful indulgence lies a disturbing realit

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