PUNE: Food and drug administration (FDA) officials on Monday seized edible oil worth Rs 69,238 stored in old tins from a packaging unit in Dehugaon.
Recycling tins to store oil is not allowed under the new Food Safety and Standards Act. "During a routine inspection, our officials found the oil packed in old tins. We seized 508kg refined soyabean oil worth Rs 45,456 and 298kg imported palmolein oil worth Rs 23,872," said Shashikant Kekare, joint commissioner (food), FDA, Pune.
Food safety officials Sachin Adhav and Nilesh Khose carried out the action under the guidance of Shivkumar Kodgire, assistant commissioner (food), FDA.tnn
"The unit owner would import palmolein oil in bulk and would manage branding, labelling and packaging at his unit located Dehugaon," said Kodgire.
Recycling tins to store oil is not allowed under the new Food Safety and Standards Act. "During a routine inspection, our officials found the oil packed in old tins. We seized 508kg refined soyabean oil worth Rs 45,456 and 298kg imported palmolein oil worth Rs 23,872," said Shashikant Kekare, joint commissioner (food), FDA, Pune.
Food safety officials Sachin Adhav and Nilesh Khose carried out the action under the guidance of Shivkumar Kodgire, assistant commissioner (food), FDA.tnn
"The unit owner would import palmolein oil in bulk and would manage branding, labelling and packaging at his unit located Dehugaon," said Kodgire.
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