जयपुर में 43 हजार लीटर से अधिक घी जब्त, खाद्य सुरक्षा विभाग की बड़ी कार्रवाई

In a significant crackdown on food adulteration, the Food Safety Department, operating under the vigilant 'Shuddh Aahar - Milawat Par Vaar' (Pure Food - War on Adulteration) campaign, has seized a staggering quantity of over 43,000 liters of ghee in Jaipur. The massive seizure, executed following suspicions of rampant adulteration, underscores the authorities' unwavering commitment to ensuring public health and safety across the region.

Officials revealed that during a meticulously planned operation on Thursday, a Food Safety Officer team investigated a firm following intelligence inputs. The investigation swiftly uncovered a blatant disregard for regulatory compliance: the company was not operating from its registered address as per its food license and official records. Instead, it was conducting its extensive ghee business illicitly from an undisclosed alternative location, an act that constitutes a severe violation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, designed to protect consumers from unsafe food products.

Dr. T. Shubhamangala, the Food Safety Commissioner, highlighted a critical aspect of the investigation. She informed that one of the firms involved, identified as 'Bhog Vinayak', based in Shyam Vihar Colony, was actively manufacturing ghee under its eponymous brand. Disturbingly, samples of this very brand's ghee had previously been declared 'unsafe' in laboratory reports from the Pratapgarh district, raising serious concerns about its quality and potential health risks to consumers who might have unknowingly purchased these products.

The operation escalated with simultaneous raids on three separate warehouses connected to the illicit network. On site, the Food Safety Officer team discovered that another entity, 'Shri Shyam Milk Food Product', was also operating from the same premises, indicating a larger, potentially interconnected operation. Across the three storage facilities associated with both firms, substantial quantities of adulterated ghee were found and meticulously documented. This included 9,065 liters of 'Bhog Vinayak' brand ghee in various packaging sizes, 17,741 liters of 'Haryana Cream' brand, and an additional 16,617 liters of 'Naksh Dairy' brand ghee, also in diverse packaging formats. In total, a colossal 43,421 liters of ghee were seized and sealed on the spot after samples from all brands were meticulously collected for comprehensive laboratory analysis.

The irregularities extended beyond the undisclosed operational address. Previous reports from the Central Laboratory in Jaipur had already flagged a sample of 'Bhog Vinayak' brand ghee as 'unsafe' for consumption. In response to these alarming findings, immediate orders had been issued across the state for the market recall of this particular ghee brand to safeguard consumers. Given the gravity of the irregularities unearthed during the current raid and the firm's history of non-compliance, stringent legal proceedings are now underway, including the initiation of action to revoke the firm's food license. This decisive action reaffirms the Food Safety Department's relentless pursuit of those who compromise public health for illicit gains, sending a clear message that such violations will not be tolerated and will be met with the full force of the law.