AGRA: More than 100 litres of pungent smelling tomato sauce was thrown in gutters by team of Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) on Monday in Kheragarh, Agra district.
A team lead by designated officer Ramnaresh Yadav of district food safety department along with junior colleagues conducted surprise raid at a godown owned by Manoj Kumar and found large quantity of adulterated sauce which was about to be dispatched in retail market of Agra city.
Kheragarh is a hub of huge market for adulterated food items. It is a stronghold of the 'milk mafia' and now it's turning out to be major supplier of adulterated food items in Agra, Etah, Mathura and other nearby districts.
Speaking to TOI, Ramnaresh Yadav said, "We got an input about adulterated sauce been ready to transfer in city to be served in various restaurants. We found more than 100 litres of pungent smelling sour tomato sauce, which was store in big canisters."
"We have taken a sample of sauce and send for laboratory examination, while the rest was thrown in gutter. We will book Manoj Kumar, once the laboratory sends its scientific report of adulteration," he added.
On anonymity a source of FSDA claimed, that sauce served with fast food in scores of restaurants in city and on street food corner are adulterated and should not be consumed, as they chemical used in making synthetic sauce can cause even cancer.
On suspicion of adulteration, the FSDA team also collected sample of mustard oil from a grocery store, owned by Ved Prakash in Kheragarh.
No comments:
Post a Comment