CHANDIGARH: Continuing with its drive against spurious food products, the food and safety teams of the health department on Saturday carried out inspections for adulterated products.
The food safety wing, Pathankot, in a raid at Aman Cold Store found about 1.5 quintal of foul smelling khoya. The store belongs to a sweets shop owner at Shahpur Chowk, Pathankot. The team took the samples and destroyed the khoya as it was not fit for human consumption. On the same premises, about 3.72 quintal of fat spread was found, which was being sold as butter. Sample of fat has been taken and whole stock has been seized.
Two bread manufacturing units in Amritsar were inspected and sealed due to poor hygiene. Both units were being run in residential areas without licence. A soda manufacturing unit was also sealed in Fatehgarh Colony, Anngarh, Amritsar, for being run without a mandatory licence. An illegal water packing unit at Shri Goindwal Sahib, Tarn Taran, was also sealed for not having the required licence.
Commissioner, food safety, K S Pannu said that, “It is a general impression that substandard khoya procured at cheaper rates from other states is stored ahead of the festival season in cold stores by sweets manufacturers, so we are constantly checking these across the state.”
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