Uttarakhand / Haridwar: Food safety team raided in Mangalore, Paneer was being made in the factory without license
The Uttarakhand government is running a massive campaign across the state to crack down on adulterators in view of the Holi festival. The Food Safety team raided a factory in Mangalore a day ago. During this, the team found that cheese was being manufactured in the factory without a license. The police have recovered adulterated cheese, adulterated palm oil, refined and chemicals from the spot.
The factory was running without a license
Under the campaign, on March 7, a private vehicle was found distributing cheese and mawa in Vikasnagar area of Dehradun. Investigation revealed that this material was brought from a manufacturing unit in Mangalore area. As soon as the information was received, the Quick Response Team raided the said manufacturing unit. During the inspection, cheese was being manufactured on a large scale in the factory without a license. The team recovered about 1 quintal of adulterated cheese, adulterated palm oil, refined and other harmful chemicals from the spot.
Action against the factory
The investigation team prima facie found the cheese to be adulterated, after which the food safety officials sent its sample to the laboratory for testing as per the rules. Also, 1 quintal of paneer was destroyed on the spot. Apart from this, action has been initiated against the factory under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, because this unit was being operated without a valid license.
The campaign will continue further
Regarding the matter, Health Department Secretary Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar says that the state has a zero tolerance policy against adulteration. Providing pure and safe food items to the general public on a big festival like Holi is the government’s priority. Such action will continue in the future as well. Food safety officers have been given strict instructions to take strict action against those involved in adulteration.
