KOCHI:
The food safety department on Wednesday banned two brands of ghee for
substandard quality. According to officials of the department, the
banned brands are A1 SKG Ghee and Amritham Pure Ghee, both manufactured
by Tamil Nadu-based companies. The squads had collected samples
of these brands from Tripunithura and Muvattupuzha during an inspection
on September 5. They were later sent for lab tests, which proved that
ghee of both the brands were of substandard quality. Based on the lab
tests, food safety commissioner Biju Prabhakar issued orders banning the
brands.
Storing and selling these banned brands would invite punishment
including imprisonment up to six months or fine up to Rs 2 lakh,
officials said. The department had begun intensive checks in the
wake of huge demand arising during the Onam season. "We have already
collected samples of milk from different parts of the district, which
have been sent for lab tests to be conducted at the regional analytical
laboratory at Kakkanad. Besides, tests will also be conducted by a
government accredited laboratory," said an official of the food safety
department. Routine checks and collection of samples will be conducted till the weekend, the official added.As the milk production in the state is not sufficient to meet the
demand, milk is being brought from other states such as Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka and Maharashtra. There are as many as 316 registered
cooperative societies in the district involved in the production and
procurement of milk.
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