Rajasthan News: A major operation was carried out by the Food Ministry team in Behrod Kotputli. 550 kg of ghee was seized here. The department suspects that the ghee may be fake or adulterated. In this regard, ghee samples have been sent to a Jaipur laboratory for testing. The owner of the company used to transport ghee from Delhi and then make the ghee into small packages and supply it to rural areas as per the demand, the company staff said. The food team found iron buckets filled with ghee.
Food safety officer Hemant Kumar said complaints about the sale of fake and adulterated ghee in Behror district have been received for a long time. The complaint was subsequently investigated and found to be true. Thereafter, on October 25, based on the information given by the informant, the food safety team reached M/s Sanwaraya Agro Foods at Behrrod Kund Road on the instructions of District Collector Omprakash Saran.
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Ghee is traded in Behror district by Agro Foods Company. On-site staff told reporters that the owners transported ghee from Delhi in large iron drums and sold it to traders according to the demand for ghee.
An employee said that Manjit, the owner of the shop, is a resident of Hisar in Haryana. They work like ghee. During this period, about 550 kilograms of ghee were found in three iron barrels at the scene.
Suspecting that the ghee was fake or adulterated, the food safety team took samples for testing. The remaining 550 kg of ghee has been confiscated. Ghee samples have been sent to Jaipur Food Safety Laboratory. After the investigation report comes out, action will be taken under the Food Safety Act 2006. Apart from officials from the food safety department, police were also present during the operation. The Ministry of Food’s move caused a sensation throughout the region.
