The FSSAI has taken decisive legal action against three companies over serious violations of food safety standards
The inspection revealed serious food safety and hygiene deficiencies, including the use of cattle-feed bran as a raw material in biscuit manufacturing.
In a social media post on Saturday, FSSAI said it had “initiated legal proceedings for prosecution” against the three companies over “serious food safety violations”. Following an appeal by the company, the sample was referred to the Referral Food Laboratory, which “confirmed that the sample was unsafe due to the presence of detergent/caustic soda and substandard due to milk fat below the minimum prescribed limit.” NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ) has initiated prosecution proceedings against the maker of Priyagold biscuits, Dodla Dairy and UEIR Organic Foods over serious food safety violations. The action against Surya Food & Agro, which manufactures Priyagold biscuits, follows an inspection conducted by FSSAI after a consumer complaint.
The Food Analyst declared it substandard due to non-conformity with the prescribed milk fat requirements. It has now initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against the company. A regulatory sample of ‘Full Cream Milk’ was collected from the company and sent for analysis.
The regulator had earlier suspended Surya Food & Agro’s licence following serious non-compliances detected during the inspection.