Jul 29, 2018

6 tonnes of cooking oil seized, suspected to be adulterated

Coimbatore: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) officials seized about six tonnes of coconut oil and sunflower oil from a Kerala-based repacker’s godown at Muthampalayam in Kinathukidavu following a raid on Saturday. “Albert, the owner of the business, sources oil from Thoothukudi and Andhra Pradesh, repacks and labels it in his brandnames and sells it in Kerala. He was not selling it in Tamil Nadu” FSSAI designated officer Vijayalalithambigai said. “We seized oil worth about Rs 70 lakh,” she said.

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