A team of administrative officers conducted raid on more than a dozen oil mills for examination adulteration of rice brand in mustered oil. The action is being taken to take samples of oil for sending to Bhopal.
The team included sub divisional officers Pankaj Sharma city magistrate Roopesh Upadhyay, deputy collector Iqabal Mohammad, chief medical and health officer Dr BS Rajput, District supply officer RS Dhakre, Tehsildar Bhoopendra Kushawah and Food security officer Avnish Gupta.
According to SDO Pankaj Sharma information are received that mustard oil is being adulterer with rice brand. The collector NBS Rajput formed a team for taking action against the oil mills. The team was led by the SDO (revenue) they started raid today morning at 11.30 am and continued it up to 5 pm.The raid was conducted on 16 oil mills. The team first saw the sanitation rule and then took the samples of mustard oil for examination.
They are being sent to Bhopal. In the examination if sample fails strict action would be taken against oil mill. The team raided first Parag oil mill, Bl oil mill, Manoj oil mill, Pawan industries, Suraj bhan, Avadh, Kaila Devi oil mill, Krishna oil mill, MY and Kamnath mill. The SDO revenue Pankaj Sharma said that on receiver of information of adulteration in mustard oil the collector formed a team which raided 16 oil mills. There samples were taken and would be sent Bhopal for examination. If the samples failed the strict action would be taken against them.