AGRA: The city's food safety and drug administration (FSDA) on Wednesday seized over 250 sacks of adulterated spices, which were to be sold in the market during the upcoming festive season.
The administration's crackdown took place 200m from Peepal Mandi police station at a grinding factory in Kala Mahal. The FSDA officials found about 100 sacks of dried coriander twigs mixed with some crushed wooden gangue particles, 100 sacks of adulterated red pepper with poor quality dried peppercorns and unidentified substances, and 50 sacks of powder and raw turmeric.
According to the residents, this factory has been in operation for the past several years. The poorly lit factory was equipped with commercial grinders and a digital weighing machine.
Kunal Agarwal, who owns the factory, alleged the sacks of coriander twigs, powder and raw turmeric belong to Guddu Garg of Gudri Mansoor Khan and B K and Sons of Tiwari Gali, Rawatpada own the red pepper. He claimed he only ran the grinding unit and was unaware of the adulteration of the spices.
Agra FSDA designated officer Ram Naresh Yadav said: "We have collected seven samples which will be tested by the department laboratory. The factory has been sealed. The statement of the owner will be recorded and action would be taken after the results of the tests from the seized spices come out."
Last week, the FSDA had seized more than 2,500 bottles of flavoured milk, after a local resident complaint that his family fell ill after consuming the product.
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