The joint team of Food department and Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) raided a cold storage in the city and seized adulterated Mawa and curd. The team has also imposed a total fine of Rs 20,000 on two sweets shop for not maintaining hygiene, informed district food officer Dr Ashwini Dewangan.
Dewangan told The Pioneer over phone that the team raided Sibbal cold storage situated at Telibandha and seized 350 quintal adulterated Mawa and 2,500 litre sub standard curd. The team has also taken samples of food material which would be sent for testing. “We will receive the report of the samples in 14 days and after that the future course of action will be decided,” said Dewangan. The action has been taken in view of the coming Holi festival to check the inflow of adulterated food. Meanwhile Dr Rao of RMC informed that several reputed sweets shop had stored Mawa in the cold storage.
The team had also raided Sweet India shop at Motibagh Chowk and found that hygine of food was not maintained