Officials sealed a sago unit functioning at Nattamangalam in Ayothiyapattinam block on Tuesday after the unit was found to be using banned chemicals for whitening tapioca starch.
During an inspection by a team led by T. Anuradha, District Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, it was found that wet tapioca starch was being purchased from a supplier in Attur, and was mixed with chalk powder, rice flour, and maize starch.
They found that 660 litres of bleaching liquids, and 90 litres of sulphuric acid were being used to whiten the starch.
Officials destroyed the chemicals, and took samples of the product for laboratory test.
Based on analytical results legal action should pursue.
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