Odisha: Adulterated Sauce, Pickle Manufacturing Unit Busted In Bhubaneswar | OTV News
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Bhubaneswar: In one other main crackdown on meals adulteration models within the State, a joint squad of Odisha Police and Food Safety officers busted an adulterated sauce and pickle manufacturing unit at Pahal on the outskirts of the Capital City, on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the joint staff made a swoop at P Okay Food Product and confiscated the inventory of adulterated sauce and pickles. They additionally seized packaging machines, chemical compounds, synthetic color, essence and large amount of uncooked supplies meant to make the edible commodities.
“The manufacturing unit was found preparing very low quality food products in unhygienic conditions. They are also using strong chemicals and colours which are beyond permissible level. We are examining the entire process of procurement and preparation of the food articles,” mentioned a meals security official.
According to sources, the adulterated sauce and pickles, produced within the processing unit positioned proper on the outskirts of the Capital City, are circulated in numerous components of the State together with the native market.
“The food safety licence of the unit is being examined. Samples of the adulterated food products have been seized and sent to a laboratory for testing,” mentioned a police official.
“Further action will be taken after the receipt of the detailed test reports. We are also investigating its supply chain,” he mentioned.
In September final yr, the Commissionerate Police had unearthed a serious adulterated sauce manufacturing unit in Jagatpur space of Cuttack. Besides, a number of different spurious meals processing models have been busted at totally different locations in Cuttack within the final couple of months.
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