The alleged substandard and adulterated food items seized and destroyed by FDA
The destroyed stock included 20kg of kalakand, 10 kg of kaju katli, 10kg of khoya and other food items The alleged substandard and adulterated food items seized and destroyed by FDA The destroyed stock included 20kg of kalakand, 10 kg of kaju katli, 10kg of khoya and other food items The alleged substandard and adulterated food items seized and destroyed by FDA Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a high-voltage raid on a sweets manufacturing unit in Bajaj Nagar of Waluj in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Wednesday. An FDA official, while talking to TOI , said the products violated provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. We also destroyed the entire stock of 63.5 kg, valued at Rs 19,310, on the spot,” the official said.
The action was carried out under the “Safe Food Safe Maharashtra” special drive in an industrial-cum-residential area of the city. During the inspection, the FDA team found a large stock of khoya, kalakand, kaju katli and laddus that were allegedly made using substandard and adulterated ingredients. “We have suspended the unit’s food licence with immediate effect.