The spices belonged to a trader situated at Chandpole, who had fled from his shop when he came to know that health authorities are coming to take action against him. The accused trader allegedly sold adulterated spices which were produced in VKI-based factory, which was raided by the health authorities on Friday and found that the manufacturing unit was using inedible red colour to give redness to chilli powder produced by using inferior quality of chilli and wheat husk.
Now, investigating more into the case, food officers—Virendra Singh, Sushil Chotwani and Shashi Kumar—found that the Chandpole-based trader Jai Prakash stored his spices in three cold storages in VKI and Jhotwara area.
"We have issued notice to all the three cold storages not to give the spices belonged to Jai Prakash. We have already seized his Chandpole situated shop as he has not given samples of spices which he has kept in his shop," Virendra Singh, a food safety officer said.
They alleged that they have found dried coriander stocks, which the trader was using to prepare coriander powder. "He was not selling coriander powder but he was selling powder of coriander stalk," Singh said.
Officials said that they have found 352 bags, 326 bags and 218 bags of chilli, coriander and other items from three cold storages. Each bag contains 50kgs of spices.
Now, as the health authorities' unearthed an adulterated spices manufacturing unit, they have become more cautious now. "We will conduct more such inspections in the city to uproot such factories," chief medical health officer (Jaipur I) Dr Narottam Sharma said.
Besides, the health authorities have also collected samples from Deenanathji Ki Gali in the Walled City area on suspicion that it is adulterated. The officials have sent it to laboratory for testing its quality.
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