lucknow according to data released by uttar pradesh food and drug administration fda a total of 248 persons have been arrested and 297 firs have been lodged against instances of food product adulteration in the state the action was taken after the government initiated a drive to crackdown on large number of adulteration cases that were brought to light in the state in the past few months raids were conducted in seven districts during which large numbers of adulterated food products including bananas mangoes drinking water refined oil cottage cheese milk etc were seized mumbai fortyseven persons were affected with food poisoning after drinking sharbat made of mawa at pydhonie on wednesday night civic officials said that the victims were attending a dinner party at one ayub khans residence at 149 zakaria masjid street khan had bought mawa from chandra singh kesri singh mawawala at null bazaarimmediately after the guests including many building residents drank the sharbat treated with mawa they complained of stomach ache and started vomiting more than 45 people including 18 women and 12 children were rushed to the jj hospital no arrest has been made so far