The Food Safety Wing of the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department has taken 5297 samples of food items during the last seven months, out of which 1006 were found to be substandard and 74 unsafe/failed the food standards. Health Minister of Punjab Chetan Singh Jauramajra said strict action will be taken against the samples found unsafe/failed as Punjab Government was working on zero tolerance policy. He said that 984 samples have been taken so far during the month of October, which have been sent to the laboratory for testing and reports were awaited.