Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Indore Drive Seizes Edible Oil Stocks Worth ₹29 Lakh
Food safety officials are checking edible oils sold in Indore.
They want to stop adulterated or unsafe oil from reaching customers.
At one Siyaganj shop, they collected five samples and seized oil stock worth about ₹8.04 lakh.
At a Malharganj warehouse, they collected more samples and seized about 10,500 litres of oil worth ₹21 lakh.
The Malharganj warehouse reportedly did not have the required food licence.
All the collected samples were sent to government laboratories.
Officials said they will decide on further legal action after receiving the test reports.
They also checked Blinkit and Zepto warehouses.
Those warehouses had no expired food items, and their records and arrangements were reported to be in order.
Food safety officials launched a campaign in Indore to inspect edible oils arriving from other states and Madhya Pradesh districts.
Officials seized stock valued at ₹8,03,700 at New Guru Nanak Traders in Siyaganj and collected five samples.
A separate inspection at Shyam and Shyam Oils Private Limited in Malharganj led to the seizure of about 10,500 litres worth ₹21 lakh.
Officials collected 11 samples during the Malharganj and Siyaganj inspections and sent them to state laboratories for testing.
The campaign also found no expired food at Blinkit and Zepto warehouses, while the Malharganj premises reportedly lacked a required food licence.
- Who
- Food Safety Administration officials, including senior food officer Manish Swami, conducted the inspections.
- What
- Officials collected 16 edible-oil samples across the reported inspections and seized stock valued at ₹8,03,700 in Siyaganj and about ₹21 lakh in Malharganj.
- When
- The inspections were reported on Tuesday and Wednesday; specific calendar dates were not provided.
- Where
- The inspections took place in Siyaganj and Malharganj in Indore, as well as at Blinkit and Zepto warehouses in Arjun Barod.
- Why
- The campaign aims to check edible oils entering Indore, prevent adulteration and ensure consumers receive safe, quality food products.
- Siyaganj seizure
- 3,071 kilograms and 1,170 litres of edible-oil stock
- Siyaganj stock value
- ₹8,03,700
- Malharganj seizure
- About 10,500 litres of edible oil
- Malharganj stock value
- Approximately ₹21 lakh
- Samples collected
- Five samples in the first Siyaganj inspection and 11 samples during the later Malharganj-Siyaganj inspections
- Testing facilities
- State Food Laboratory and State Food Testing Laboratory in Bhopal
- Other inspection findings
- No expired food items were found at the Blinkit and Zepto warehouses; the Malharganj premises reportedly lacked the required food licence
