Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday advised consumers not to purchase or consume a batch of "Dust Tea (Premium Instant Mix Tea)" marketed under the brand "New Fast Tea" after it was declared unsafe by the National Food Laboratory (NFL), Ghaziabad.

According to the FDA, the advisory pertains to Batch No. 10, packed by M/s INAAM Tea Agency, Thane, Maharashtra.

Officials said the sample was collected by the Food Safety Officer, Tral, on June 27 during routine enforcement and sent to the National Food Laboratory, Ghaziabad, for analysis.

The laboratory report found the sample contained the prohibited synthetic food colours Tartrazine and Sunset Yellow, rendering it unsafe under the Fo...