Jaipur: If you are purchasing frozen peas or having its curry in a restaurant or dhaba, beware. A team of food safety officers on Thursday raided a factory ‘Sai Boil Peas’ situated at Saket colony of Adarsh Nagar. The team found that rotten peas were boiled and were laced with refined oil, caustic soda and synthetic green colour to make them “saleable” and “tempting”. The factory was supplying these adulterated peas to restaurants and dhabas in Adarsh Nagar, Raja Park, Tilak Nagar and nearby colonies.
Acting on directions of Dr Narottam Sharma, chief medical and health officer, a team of food safety officers raided the factory. “It was found that these peas were packed and supplied to restaurants, dhabas and to bakeries and were used in curries, sandwiches and other food items. We have collected two samples from the spot and have destroyed nearly 200 kg of peas produced in the factory,” said an officer. Officials said that usually, frozen peas are sold at Rs 100 to Rs 120 per kg, but to entice the customers, these adulterated peas were sold at Rs 50 to Rs 60 per kg.
“These were also being supplied to some of the vegetable shops,” said an officer. “The consumption of such peas can lead to stomach ailments including ulcers and in the long run, it can also affect the kidney and liver,” said Sharma.
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