7k litres ghee, 43k litres mustard oil seized

Jaipur: In a concerted effort to combat food adulteration, the Food Safety Commission conducted extensive operations across various locations in Jaipur on Thursday. Over 43,000 litres of adulterated cooking oil and approximately 7,000 litres of contaminated ghee were seized during the raids.

Under the guidance of Food Safety Commissioner Iqbal Khan and the leadership of Additional Commissioner Pankaj Ojha, a significant raid took place at Ritesh Enterprises in Cooker Kheda Mandi on Sikar Road.

Ojha reported that samples were collected from Paliwal, Balaji, and Tirumala brands, totaling 2044 kilograms of ghee. Additionally, around 4000 litres of ghee from the Nand Krishna brand by Home Sarathi at Shri Food Trading were also sampled. Notably, the Paliwal brand had previously failed quality tests.