3 weeks ago
FDA Seizes 1.19 Lakh Kg Edible Oil Worth ₹1.94 Crore
Some people who sell cooking oil in the Beed area of Maharashtra were not following the rules.
They used dirty old tins, kept the oil in unsafe places, and put wrong labels on the oil.
The food safety officers, called the FDA, went to check on these sellers.
The officers found five shops that were breaking the rules.
They took away a huge amount of oil — more than one lakh kilograms, worth about Rs 1.94 crore.
They also cancelled the licences of these five shops, which meant the shops had to close.
The officers sent 27 samples of the oil to be tested in a laboratory.
They did this as part of a special campaign called 'Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra.'
The FDA also told everyone to only buy oil from licensed shops and to check the labels and dates before buying.
The Maharashtra FDA seized 1,19,187.5 kg of edible oil worth Rs 1.94 crore in Beed district during the 'Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra' crackdown.
Licences of five establishments dealing in repacked and loose edible oil were suspended with immediate effect and the units closed.
Violations found included reused tins, unhygienic premises, improper or misleading labelling, unsafe storage and absence of quality-control records.
Two units at MIDC Beed saw seizures of 66,652.6 kg (Rs 1.05 crore) and 45,995.7 kg (Rs 78.22 lakh), with smaller seizures in Vadwani and Majalgaon.
The FDA drew 27 enforcement samples for testing and advised consumers to buy oil only from licensed vendors and check FSSAI and labelling details.
- Who
- Maharashtra FDA officials led by Joint Commissioner Shrikant Karkale and Assistant Commissioner Nitin Mohite, targeting five edible oil establishments in Beed district.
- What
- Seized 1,19,187.5 kg of edible oil worth Rs 1.94 crore and suspended licences of five establishments over food-safety violations.
- Where
- Beed district, Maharashtra — including MIDC Beed, Vadwani and Majalgaon.
- When
- Raids were conducted last week.
- Why
- Officials found reused tins, unhygienic premises, misleading labelling, unsafe storage and absence of mandatory quality-control records.
Key facts
- Quantity of oil seized
- 1,19,187.5 kg
- Value of seized oil
- Rs 1.94 crore
- Licences suspended
- 5
- Establishments raided
- 5 oil repacking and loose-oil units
- Enforcement samples drawn
- 27
- Campaign
- Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra
- Location
- Beed district, Maharashtra (MIDC Beed, Vadwani, Majalgaon)
- Consumer advisory
- Buy oil from licensed vendors and check FSSAI licence number, manufacturing and expiry dates, batch details and labelling
Sources
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