Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Food Safety Team Seizes Spice Materials Near Noida
Food safety officials inspected a spice factory near Noida.
They were checking for possible food adulteration before the Navratri festival.
The team found and seized large amounts of spices and other materials.
These included turmeric, chilli and coriander products.
Officials took 13 samples to be tested in a laboratory.
The report gives two slightly different totals for the seized material: about 3,750 kg and around 3,759 kg.
Police registered a case over the matter.
Officials also said they were starting steps to cancel the factory’s licence.
Food safety officials raided Dharmesh Industries in Itahera village late Friday.
The department said it seized about 3,750 kg of spices and other materials; another figure in the report gives the total as 3,759 kg.
The seized items included turmeric, chilli and coriander products, along with oils, other ingredients and colourants.
Officials collected 13 samples, including samples of colourants and husk, for laboratory testing.
An FIR was registered at Bisrakh police station, and officials said they were initiating action to cancel the factory’s licence.
- Who
- The Food Safety and Drug Administration department, including a team led by Assistant Commissioner (Food-II) Sarvesh Mishra.
- What
- Officials raided a spice manufacturing unit, seized materials over suspected adulteration, and collected 13 samples for testing.
- When
- Late Friday evening; the report is dated October 10 and says officials announced the action on Saturday.
- Where
- Dharmesh Industries in Itahera village, Greater Noida West, within Bisrakh police station limits.
- Why
- The raid was part of a district magistrate-directed crackdown on food adulteration ahead of Navratri.
- Factory
- Dharmesh Industries
- Location
- Itahera village, Greater Noida West
- Reported seizure
- About 3,750 kg; the report also states around 3,759 kg
- Samples collected
- 13
- Examples of seized materials
- Turmeric, chilli and coriander products, soya nuggets, mustard oil and colourants
- Police action
- An FIR was registered at Bisrakh police station
- Further action
- The department said it was initiating action to cancel the factory’s licence