A group of farmers and manufacturers of jaggery based at Karuppur on Saturday seized two vehicles carrying 150 bags of the adulterated product while being transported to a godown here.
They have lodged a complaint with T. Anuradha, District Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department.
They said action should be taken against adulterators.
Later, a team of officials took samples from the vehicles, and from the godown. The manufacturer was asked to keep the jaggery bags in the godown under their own custody. Only after the laboratory reports are available, further action would be taken, officials said. Officials took a total of ten samples from various godowns in the area too.
Production and auction of jaggery has been stopped for the last 10 days. Hence no tender was taking place in the market at Shevapet. Officials said that farmers, manufactures, and merchants have promised that only non-adulterated products would be available in the market.
Adulteration of jaggery by mixing of white sugar, and chemicals had led to officials initiating action.
Very good effort by the farmers to help Enforcement officials to book the adulteraters. Genuine farmers interests should be protected at any cost. Raids and awareness has yielded results. Well done FDA Salem team !!
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