MP: Food department raids ghee factories; collects samples

Suspension adulteration, Madhya Pradesh's Food and Health Department on Saturday conducted raids on two ghee factories and seized hundreds of litres of the product after collecting samples.

Raisen (Madhya Pradesh): The Food and Health Department of Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday conducted raids on two ghee factories in Raisen district and seized several litres of the product after collecting its samples.

The raids were conducted in two different factories from which a total of 879 jars containing 15 litres of ghee were seized.

Food Inspector, Kalpana said, "We found that tin packs of different brands are kept here. They are opened and re-packed. We have taken samples and seized some products, necessary action will be taken after the reports come."

"If any kind of adulteration is found necessary action will be taken under the Food and Safety Act 206," the official said.