Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials on Tuesday shut down four jaggery production units in Daund in Pune district for using non-edible synthetic colour and violating food safety norms.
The officials also seized stock of adulterated jaggery worth over Rs3.72 lakh from the four units.
“These are small production units. We have decided to intensify our surveillance in the area after the crackdown on Tuesday,” Suresh Deshmukh, joint commissioner (food), FDA, Pune, said.
Assistant commissioner Arjun Bhujbal, who spearheaded the raids, said, “Using synthetic non-edible colour is a grave violation under Food safety and Standards Act 2006. We have issued a stop-activity notice and asked them to shut down their premises for not adhering to food safety norms.” Daund taluka is a jaggery production belt in Pune district.
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