Ghee, oil manufacturing units in city raided
The Hindu
Raw material samples sent to lab for testing
In a joint operation, officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), along with Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) and Revenue departments, conducted raids on various spices, ghee and oil manufacturing units in the city on Tuesday. The teams inspected the oil mills, ghee preparing and packing industries and spices making units in Old Raja Rajeswari Peta and Ajit Singh Nagar areas. The food safety officials collected samples of the raw material and the finished products, said Assistant Food Controller N. Purnachandra Rao. “Some traders were preparing ghee and oil with sub-standard raw material. The samples would be sent to laboratory for examination and action would be taken based on the reports”, said Vigilance officer G. Kalyan.More Related News