PANAJI: The adjudicating officer, South Goa, appointed and notified under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, imposed a punishment penalty fine of 25,000 on Sahyas Spice, Benaulim, for manufacturing, distributing and selling misbranded chilly powder.
Anthony K D Kunnapally of Sahyas Spice has been penalized under the provisions of Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Regulation, 2011.
The chilly powder packets for sale did not contain the stipulated label declaration which was in contravention of Section 26(2)(ii), Section 26(2)(v) and Section 27(1) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 52 of the said Act with penalty only.
Samples of misbranded food articles were drawn by food safety officer Shivdas Naik of the Food and Drugs Administration, on April 9, 2012.
Thereafter, civil proceedings were filed by him before the district collector/adjudicating officer, South Goa.
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