Hyderabad: Food safety officials carried out a special ghee and milk drive across Telangana, seizing dairy products worth Rs 7.78 lakh.
71 inspections were
conducted and 91 samples were collected across several districts, food safety officials said. In many districts, non-branded and loose milk and ghee were stored while milk centres operating without valid registration certificates (RCs) were identified in others.
Officials issued show cause and improvement notices and took samples for lab analysis. Milk and ghee worth Rs 7.78 lakh was seized from unauthorised operations. The commission urged consumers to prefer packaged products and check FSSAI license.
Violations at big basket warehouse:
Earlier, a flying squad visit to M/s Supermarket Grocery Stores Supplies Pvt Ltd (Big Basket Warehouse) at Kompally on April 18 revealed serious violations. These include unhygienic & rusty transport vehicles violating Schedule 4 transport conditions.
The warehouse operates 22 transport vehicles, but the license does not include ‘Transport’ in KoB while pigeon droppings, cobwebs were found in the warehouse and vegetables were found in unclean condition and was unhandled in an unsafe manner.
Officials took samples of chicken & fish on suspicion of adulteration or contamination for testing. Sample of Institutional Tamarind (Imli) packed by M/s Raja Rajeshwari Food Processors (FSSAI Lic. No. 13620010000328), has been lifted for analysis as the label appeared tampered, with suspicion of expiry and re-labelling.
