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FDA Seizes Food Stock Worth Rs 3.11 Crore in Maharashtra; Olive Oil Found to Be Groundnut Oil

Mumbai , Oct 21 (UNI) The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized food products worth Rs 3.11 crore during a week-long statewide enforcement drive, with laboratory tests revealing that oil sold as pomace olive oil in Bhiwandi was actually groundnut oil.
The special drive, conducted from October 15 to 21, resulted in the seizure of 32,061 litres of edible oil and 37,128 kg of other food products over suspected adulteration, mislabelling, poor storage conditions and other food safety violations, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said on Wednesday.
In one of the major operations in the Konkan division, officials seized 11,779 litres of edible oil and 2,850 kg of tea, collectively valued at Rs 1.27 crore, from Viraj Enterprises in Thane.
Laboratory analysis established that the product marketed under the Jivo brand as pomace olive oil contained groundnut oil, raising concerns over the misrepresentation of food products to consumers.
The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division accounted for another major seizure, with officials confiscating approximately 33,940 kg of food stock worth Rs 87.52 lakh.
The products included edible oil, sev-farsan, khoa, pedha, kalakand, ghee and bakery items.In Parbhani, 31,866 kg of edible oil and sev-farsan valued at Rs 81.71 lakh were seized from Mayur Agencies, Atharv Agencies, Varad Oil Industries and Moti Namkeen.
Officials also seized khoa and milk-based sweets from establishments in Dharashiv and Tuljapur, besides ghee and bakery products in Vaijapur and Sillod.In the Nagpur division, 1,078 litres of refined soybean oil were seized from Chandrabhaga Traders in Nagpur after the stock was found stored in unhygienic conditions.
Another 49 kg of khoa was confiscated from Jayant Sweet Mart in Chandrapur. The combined value of these seizures was Rs 2,00,771.
In Pune, officials seized 9,000 kg of paneer and 440 kg of khoa from establishments in Bavdhan, Kasba Peth and Bibwewadi over concerns about transportation at uncontrolled temperatures.
The operation also resulted in the seizure of 77.75 kg of tea and flavoured drink concentrate from 3D Masale and Dryfruits, and 9,888 litres of edible oil from Suryam Enterprises.
In Ahilyanagar, 87 kg of Sunrise brand bhagar, or barnyard millet, worth Rs 6,960 was seized from Chaitanya Kirana Hardware on suspicion of adulteration.Mumbai-based operations targeted suspected use of colouring agents in food products.
Officials seized spicy potato wafers, banana wafers, garlic sev and farsan worth Rs 22,045 from Shree Sadguru Foods in Kandivali. Jalebi and halwa worth Rs 3,150 were seized and destroyed at Shree Ganesh Farsan.The department also stepped up action against the sale and transportation of prohibited pan masala and scented tobacco.
In Jalna district, officials intercepted an Eicher vehicle near Chitali Putali Phata following an alert from the Mumbai Vigilance unit. Prohibited products worth Rs 53.25 lakh were found in the vehicle.
Including the vehicle, mobile phone and GPS equipment, the total seizure was valued at Rs 83.35 lakh.In Mumbai, banned products worth Rs 7.06 lakh and a Tata Intra tempo valued at Rs 3 lakh were seized.
A case was registered against Uday Sundar Yadav under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act.Separately, the FDA suspended the licences of four food establishments in Mumbai for violating prescribed hygiene and sanitation requirements under Schedule 4.
The violations included unclean kitchens, rusted racks, mixing returned pav with fresh stock and the absence of medical certificates.The establishments included Arabian Shawarma Cafe in Borivali, Nath Fast Food, NAIR ON FIRE Cloud Kitchen in Mahim, and Bikaner Sweets and Namkin.
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