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Indore Seizes ₹8.04 Lakh Edible Oil Stock for Testing
Food officials in Indore started a special check of edible oils.
They want to make sure the oils are safe and not mixed with unwanted substances.
At a shop in Siyaganj, they collected five oil samples from different brands.
The samples were sent to a government laboratory for testing.
Officials also stopped a large amount of oil from being sold for now.
The seized stock was worth about ₹8.04 lakh.
Officials said they will decide on legal action after seeing the test results.
They also checked Blinkit and Zepto warehouses and found no expired food items.
Food safety officials launched a campaign in Indore to check edible oils entering from outside Madhya Pradesh and prevent adulteration.
Officials collected five edible-oil samples from different brands during an inspection at New Guru Nanak Traders in Siyaganj.
The samples were sealed and sent to the State Food Laboratory for quality testing, with legal action pending the reports.
Authorities seized 3,071 kilograms and 1,170 litres of related edible-oil stock valued at ₹8,03,700.
Inspections at Blinkit and Zepto warehouses in Arjun Barod found no expired food items, while records and other arrangements were reported to be in order.
- Who
- The Food Safety Administration, including senior food officer Manish Swami, conducted the inspections.
- What
- Officials collected five edible-oil samples and seized 3,071 kilograms and 1,170 litres of related stock valued at ₹8,03,700.
- Where
- Inspections took place at New Guru Nanak Traders in Siyaganj, Indore, and at Blinkit and Zepto central warehouses in Arjun Barod.
- When
- The campaign and inspection were reported on Tuesday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- The campaign aimed to check the quality of edible oils entering Indore from outside Madhya Pradesh and prevent adulteration.
Key facts
- Seized stock
- 3,071 kg and 1,170 litres of edible oil
- Estimated value
- ₹8,03,700
- Oil samples collected
- Five samples from different brands
- Laboratory
- State Food Laboratory
- Shop inspected
- New Guru Nanak Traders, Siyaganj
- Warehouses inspected
- Blinkit and Zepto central warehouses, Arjun Barod
- Warehouse findings
- No expired food items were found; records and other arrangements were reported to be in order
Sources
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