Food safety teams seize fake paneer ghee spices and sweets
Food safety teams across India have uncovered a big problem just before the festive season, tons of fake or unsafe paneer, ghee, spices, and sweets have been seized across Maharashtra, Telangana, Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat.
From Delhi's Okhla Sabzi Mandi to Noida and Surat, officials found everything from spurious paneer to ingredients including palm oil and milk powder.
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In Hyderabad, authorities seized around 25 tons of adulterated ghee, and another operation recovered 36 tons of adulterated ghee and raw materials;
Delhi and Haryana coordinated to seize more than 6,500-liter of suspected fake ghee and associated raw materials.
Authorities also seized around 25 tons of spices in Hyderabad, alleging that some had been mixed with synthetic or industrial colors,
plus 1,000kg of chhena rasgullas seized in Ghaziabad and around 100kg of rasgullas destroyed in Noida after being found contaminated.
All this is a reminder to double-check what's on your plate this festive season!