Ludhiana: Following a tip-off, the food safety team of the district health department conducted a raid at a house in Haibowal here on Friday afternoon, and sealed 10 cartons of desi ghee. During the raid, health officials recovered open bottles of flavoured chemicals for use in the preparation of the seized desi ghee, which was being further sold to an outlet in Amarpura Colony of Field Ganj.
Meanwhile, sources in the health department informed: “150kg (worth approx Rs60,000) of adulterated desi ghee was recovered during an extensive raid by health officials at a house on Friday afternoon. During the raid, the health team found a manufacturer preparing a huge amount of desi ghee in his house by mixing chemicals with harmful flavours.”
Speaking on Friday’s action, district health officer Andesh Kang said: “After receiving several complaints about the adulteration of desi ghee being sold in Field Ganj, the health team carried out a raid at a house and sealed the entire stock of desi ghee being prepared by them. The team has recovered an open bottle of flavoured chemicals from the house, about which health officials have suspicions it might be used in the preparation of desi ghee.”
Samples have been taken by the health officer, and sent to a laboratory for further testing. “We have sealed 10 cartons of 15kg desi ghee during the raid, which was further being sold to a dairy in Field Ganj. If the reports confirm adulteration, then a penalty of approximately Rs13 lakh will be imposed on the manufacturer, and might also result in the shopkeeper losing the licence of his shop, from where the ghee was being sold,” said Kang.
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