Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Ahmedabad Stall Fined Rs 5,000 Over Unlabelled Salt Packet
Food safety officials checked a snack stall in Ahmedabad.
The stall sells gathiya.
A television news team noticed that a packet of black salt had no required label information.
Officials examined the stall and also tested its cooking oil.
The oil was found to be safe under the permitted limit.
However, the salt packet did not meet labelling rules.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation fined the stall operator Rs 5,000.
The fine was connected to the improperly labelled packet.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials inspected a gathiya stall near Nehrunagar.
The inspection followed a Times Now team’s observation of the stall’s supplies.
Officials found a black salt packet without mandatory labelling details.
The cooking oil used for frying was within the permissible limit.
The AMC Food Department fined the shop operator Rs 5,000.
- Who
- The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Food Department fined the operator of a gathiya stall after a Times Now team pointed out the packet.
- What
- Officials found an improperly labelled black salt packet and imposed a Rs 5,000 fine.
- When
- During a routine food safety inspection; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- At a gathiya stall near Nehrunagar in Ahmedabad.
- Why
- Because the black salt packet lacked mandatory labelling details.
- Fine
- Rs 5,000
- Inspecting authority
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Food Department
- Stall location
- Near Nehrunagar, Ahmedabad
- Product involved
- Black salt
- Labelling issue
- The packet lacked important mandatory details
- Cooking oil result
- The oil used for frying was within the permissible limit
- Inspection trigger
- A Times Now team pointed out the packet to food safety officials