Sep 27, 2018
Food item samples collected
Ambala: A team of the Drug and Food Administration wing collected seven samples of food items from sweets shops, Vita Milk Plant, and a dhaba on Wednesday in Ambala district for analysis. As per the information, samples of raspberry sweets, badam giri, moong dal, lassi (salted and plain), flour, and khasta kachori were collected from Ambala City and Cantonment. Food safety officer Subhash Chander said seven samples were collected by the team. These samples would be sent to the Food Laboratory in Karnal for analysis, he added. Around 50 kg of food items, which were found uncovered during the inspection, were destroyed.
50 kg of adulterated ghee seized
Samples sent for lab test
The Food Safety Department officials raided an adulterated ghee manufacturing unit at Thadagapatti in the city on Wednesday.
Official sources said that a team led by by S. Mariyappan, Designated Officer, Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, conducted a surprise check in a grocery shop in Thadagapatti and spotted ghee sachets without mandatory details.
Enquiries with the shopkeeper revealed the functioning of an adulterated ghee unit.
Following this, the officials raided a house in Narayana Pillai street in Annathanapatti and found Prabhu (33) involved in the production of adulterated ghee using palm oil and other additives. He was marketing the same in 500 ml and one litre sachets.
The officials seized 50 kg of adulterated ghee.
Investigations revealed that Prabhu was involved in the manufacture and marketing of adulterated ghee using fake labels for the past one and a half years.
The officials registered case against him and the samples were sent to the laboratory, the sources said.
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