Akola : The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food safety team seized 593kg of expired ghee from two food establishments in Akola city during inspections conducted on Sept 16 and 17.
The first action was carried out on Sept 16 at Purva Marketing in Adarsh Colony. The team seized 458kg of the stock, valued at around Rs80,000. On Sept 17, the team inspected Liladhar Jagjivan, where 135kg of expired ghee was found allegedly stored for sale.
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