Mumbai , Oct. 21 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized food products worth Rs 3.11 crore during a week-long statewide enforcement drive, with laboratory tests revealing that oil sold as pomace olive oil in Bhiwandi was actually groundnut oil.
The special drive, conducted from October 15 to 21, resulted in the seizure of 32,061 litres of edible oil and 37,128 kg of other food products over suspected adulteration, mislabelling, poor storage conditions and other food safety violations, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said on Wednesday.
In one of the major operations in the Konkan division, officials seized 11,779 litres of edible oil and 2,850 kg of tea, collectively valued at Rs 1.27 crore, from Viraj Enterprises ...