Continuing their aggressive drive
against substandard foodstuff, food safety officers on Thursday seized 30
litres of honey from vendors around the Kadamba bus stand in Margao.
With honey in demand for use in
sweets and as part of the offering for Ganesh pooja, the state Food and Drug
Authority has been keeping an eye for spurious produce. The confiscated honey
was unlabelled and suspected to be adulterated. The seizure was valued at over
9,000.
The officers also conducted surprise inspections of godowns
stocking fruits in Salcete taluka, to check for artificial ripening and
chemical contamination. The officers collected samples for analysis, a
statement from FDA said
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