AGRA: More than 6,000 litres of pungent-smelling adulterated cooking oil was seized by team of Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) on Tuesday in Agra.
A team of nine members of FSDA, led by designated officer Vineet Kumar conducted a surprise raid at a private plant and godown (Maa Gauri Oil) in Barauli Ahir of Shamshabad road and found large quantity of adulterated cooking oil being dispatched to different districts of Uttar Pradesh such as Mathura, Firozabad, Etah, Agra and others.
According to food safety officer Sarvesh Mishra, "We have seized over 6,000 liters of adulterated cooking oil, which will now be send to laboratory for examination. We had been receiving complaints, about adultrated cooking oil been sold in and around Agra."
Official source claimed: "The oil plant and godown in Barauli was caught blending low-grade refined soybean oil with high-end branded mustard oil. For several weeks they were selling the adulterated oil bottles in market under their brand name (Maa Gauri Oil).
It may be mentioned here that located on the outskirts of Agra city, local food-processing plants and dairies have earlier been involved in supplying adulterated/synthetic items to various districts. During festive periods, such activities becomes more prevalent.
According to FSDA officials, "If the seized sample of cooking oil fails in laboratory test, then an FIR will be lodged against the plant owner. If found guilty, the accused may have to serve sentence of up to 3 years."
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