A masala manufacturer, who used excessive colours in the product, was sentenced to one week imprisonment besides a fine of Rs. 60,000 by a local court here recently.
Rahman of Shevapet was involved in manufacturing chilly chicken powder and distributing it across the district. On November 1, 2012, officials from Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department inspected the shop of Kumar in Belur, near Vazhapadi.
They found excessive use of colouring agents in the product and wrong declaration of ingredients in the package.
Samples were taken and sent to the Food Laboratory in Udayapatti. Reports confirmed excessive use of colouring agents. Based on the direction of the Food Safety Commissioner, a case was filed in the court.
Judicial Magistrate 6, K. Ambika, found both guilty of the charges and sentenced Rahman to undergo a week’s imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 60,000 on him for manufacturing the product. Also, Kumar was fined Rs. 60,000 for selling the product.
The judge said that failing to pay the fine would attract two months of imprisonment for them. Both were later lodged in Salem Central Prison.
Officials said that this was the first time that a trader was punished for excessive usage of colours.
They added that five such cases were filed in the court and the trials were expected to start soon.
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