Vadodara: Team of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Monday cracked down upon wholesalers dealing in butter, cheese and related products in the city.
The action was fallout of a representations in the VMC general board that ‘duplicate’ butter and cheese were being used by several street food vendors and even hotels in the city.
Food safety officers of the civic body checked dealers in the Jetalpur Road, Raopura, Khanderao Market and Harni areas of the civic body. They collected eight samples of items branded as cheese, pizza cheese, butter, paneer and fat spread during the drive. These would be tested in the public health laboratory of the civic body to find if there is adulteration.
A major controversy had been raked up after opposition corporator Farid Lakhajiwala alleged in the general board that ‘duplicate’ butter and cheese was being used by eateries in the city.
He had gone to the extent of claiming that mutton tallow was being used to prepare these items and they were available at very cheap rates as compared to pure butter or cheese.
The officials checked both the establishments that were named by Lakhajiwala in his representations. The teams also checked other establishments to verify if the allegations were true.
Lakhajiwala, however, said that the action had been taken a week after he made the representations. He said that this was too late and the dealers may have become alert and taken the adulterated material off the shelves.
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