Water pouches seized

WATER SACHETS SEIZED

Food Safety and Drug Administration Department authorities seized water sachets that were manufactured and sold without proper certification in and around Melur on Thursday. According to J. Suguna, Designated Officer for Food Safety and Drug Administration, 7,500 water sachets were seized from six manufacturing units and two shops that sold them. “The units we inspected had not obtained permission to manufacture water sachets and the ones seized from the shops did not have date of manufacture and other details,” she said. The inspections were carried out in Melur, Thiruvathavur, Mathur and Narasingampatti. Thirty-five shops were inspected, Dr. Suguna added.