Goa, Nov. 11 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has seized approximately 1.7 tonnes of chicken from a cold storage facility in Verna after detecting unhygienic storage conditions and irregularities in product labelling.

The inspection was carried out with representatives of the All Goa Poultry Farmers Traders Association and the All Goa Poultry Shopkeepers' Association, following information about the alleged improper storage of chicken at the facility.

Representatives of the poultry associations claimed that the seized stock was in a decaying condition and unfit for human consumption. They also alleged that some packages carried different labels, raising suspicions that the chicken could have been stored at the facility since J...