Ghee stock seized by FDA in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorities seized 2,279.7 litres of cow ghee of a popular brand from a godown in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on suspicion of being misbranded and adulterated. The stock kept for sale was found suspicious and seized under Section 38(1)(c) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, according to officials. The licence of the oil repacking unit has been suspended In another action, FDA suspended the FSSAI licence of an oil repacking unit at Lasur in Gangapur taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and seized 2,710 kg refined soybean oil worth Rs 4.87 lakh. The unit scored only 30 out of 86 marks during inspection conducted by food safety officer Pragya Surse.
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Samples have been sent to the laboratory for analysis and further legal action will follow,” FDA joint commissioner (food) Shrikaant Karkale said. “Prima facie, the stock was found to be misbranded and adulterated. Officials found it was operating as a repacker while its licence was for general manufacturing, with no lab reports, no food-grade packaging certificates, poor ventilation and lack of safety gear and mandatory records. Download the TOI App.
The raid was conducted on Sunday evening on the premises of the distributor located near Cambridge School at Sundarwadi.