Illegal goods:Gutka products worth Rs. 10 lakh that were seized from
shops at Indra Nagar in Erode on Tuesday.
Officials of Food Safety department confiscated Rs. 10
lakh worth pan masala, gutka, and Hans from shops, and sealed an
illegally run packaged water unit, at Indra Nagar in the city on Tuesday
evening.
G. Karunanidhi, District Officer for Food
Safety and Drug Control, who led the operation, said the banned items
were confiscated from shops in Laskhmi Narayanan street. They would be
destroyed on Wednesday, the official said. Shops found indulging in
surreptitious sale of these products would be dealt with severely, he
said.The illegal functioning of the packaged water unit, was noticed
during the course of the clampdown on the shops, Mr. Karunanidhi said.
The
unit was issued a notice a month back for not having secured Indian
Standards Institution (ISI) certification.The unit did not comply with
the regulations of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. Hence it had to be
sealed, said the offical.
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