A
team of the Health Department today seized 58 quintals of vanaspati ghee after
its due date of expiry from JSM Distributors at Hussainpura village. The firm
is a distributor of JMD Oil Private Company Limited, Gujarat, which
manufactures vansapati ghee in the name of Good Health Brand.
Disclosing
this, Food Safety Officer Manoj Khosla said, "The distributor used to sell
vanaspati ghee after its expiry date by pasting new labels of JMD Oil Private
Company Limited, Gujarat. We have seized 58 quintals of vanaspati ghee along
with several labels."
He
said Anoop Singh and Inderjeet Singh, who were present at the firm, had been
handed over to the Lahowal police. A written complaint had been sent to the
police for registering an FIR against the distributor.
The
Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana, Dr Subhash Batta, said, "The team included food
safety officers Harpreet Kaur and Manoj Khosla, and the District Health
Officer, Dr Abnash Kumar.''
Kanwaljeet
Singh, SHO, Ladhowal, said, "I have received a complaint from and the
police is investigating the matter. An FIR is yet to be registered."
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