Nov 15, 2013

Team seizes 58 quintals of vanaspati ghee

Ludhiana, November 14
A team of the Health Department today seized 58 quintals of vanaspati ghee after its due date of expiry from JSM Distributors at Hussainpura village. The firm is a distributor of JMD Oil Private Company Limited, Gujarat, which manufactures vansapati ghee in the name of Good Health Brand.
Disclosing this, Food Safety Officer Manoj Khosla said, "The distributor used to sell vanaspati ghee after its expiry date by pasting new labels of JMD Oil Private Company Limited, Gujarat. We have seized 58 quintals of vanaspati ghee along with several labels."
He said Anoop Singh and Inderjeet Singh, who were present at the firm, had been handed over to the Lahowal police. A written complaint had been sent to the police for registering an FIR against the distributor.
The Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, Dr Subhash Batta, said, "The team included food safety officers Harpreet Kaur and Manoj Khosla, and the District Health Officer, Dr Abnash Kumar.''
Kanwaljeet Singh, SHO, Ladhowal, said, "I have received a complaint from and the police is investigating the matter. An FIR is yet to be registered."

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