Indore: Taking a big action against food adulterators, district administration on Wednesday destroyed 11,000 kg of rotten dry fruits kept in cold storage. Market value of the dry fruits in eatable condition is around Rs 70 lakh.
As part of its ‘Shuddh Ke Liye Yuddha’ (fight against food adulteration) drive, a joint team of food safety and civil supply led by SDM Anshul Khare raided Mahakaal Trading Company at Himmat Nagar in Palda area. The team found a room locked from outside. A board reading ‘not fit for usage/wastage’ was hung outside the room used as a cold storage.
When the team opened the room they found around 500 sacks of rotten almond and pistachio stored there. “We found 10-12 tonnes of rotten dry fruits stored in the cold storage. We loaded them in IMC vehicles to take it at an appropriate spot and destroy,” Khare told TOI.
The team collected food samples from Shrinath Agency in Palda, Ambika Namkeen on Jail Road and Uttam Bhog in Scheme 54. Another team led by SDM Pratul Sinha also collected food samples from Naagar Misthan Bhandar, Mahakal Misthan, Jain Misthan, Jodhpur Sweets and Jain Mithai Bhandar in Depalpur, for laboratory test. Appropriate action will be taken against owners if test is positive, senior food safety officer Manish Swami said.
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