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Gujarat seizes suspected adulterated ghee, oils worth Rs 35 lakh
Food safety officers in Gujarat found places where ghee, a kind of clarified butter, might have been mixed with cheaper oils to cheat people.
They carried out checks in two towns called Surat and Deesa.
In Surat, they found a factory that did not have a proper license to make food.
The factory was locked from the outside, but people were working inside, making and packing ghee.
Officers took away a lot of the ghee along with palmolein oil and soybean oil they think were used to fake it.
In Deesa, they took away more ghee that they suspected was mixed with other things.
All the seized food has been sent to laboratories for testing.
The health minister said nobody who plays with people's health will be let off.
He promised the checks against fake food would get even stricter in the coming days.
Gujarat's Food and Drug Control Administration seized more than Rs 35 lakh worth of suspected adulterated ghee and oils during raids in Surat and Deesa.
In Surat, officials raided a factory run by Keval Food Product, found operating without a valid licence, and seized 5,157 litres of ghee valued at Rs 26.12 lakh.
Officials also seized 1,485 kg of palmolein oil worth Rs 3.63 lakh and 285 kg of soybean oil allegedly kept for use in adulteration.
The factory was reportedly operated with its exterior locked while production and packing activities were carried out inside.
In Deesa, the Palanpur Circle team seized 987 litres of suspected adulterated ghee valued at Rs 6,22,200, and all samples were sent to laboratories under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
Health Minister Praful Pansheriya warned that no one compromising citizens' health through food adulteration would be spared, and the campaign would be made stricter.
- Who
- Gujarat's Food and Drug Control Administration, acting on directions from Health Minister Praful Pansheriya
- What
- Seized more than Rs 35 lakh worth of suspected adulterated ghee and oils, including ghee packed under the brand 'Shri Anmol Ratan Cow Ghee'
- Where
- Surat and Deesa in Gujarat
- When
- Officials announced the raids on Saturday
- Why
- To take strict action against food adulteration and against those compromising the health of citizens
Key facts
- Total value of seizures
- More than Rs 35 lakh
- Ghee seized in Surat
- 5,157 litres valued at Rs 26.12 lakh
- Ghee seized in Deesa
- 987 litres valued at Rs 6,22,200
- Palmolein oil seized
- 1,485 kg worth Rs 3.63 lakh
- Soybean oil seized
- 285 kg
- Factory raided
- Keval Food Product, Hindva Dream Industrial Estate, Stad Pardi, Kamrej taluka
- Legal framework
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- Action ordered by
- Health Minister Praful Pansheriya
Quotes
Praful Pansheriya
Health Minister of Gujarat
“"No person or business establishment found compromising the health of citizens through food adulteration would be spared. The campaign against adulteration in food products would be made stricter in the coming days."”
NDTV
thehansindia.com
Sources
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