The officials of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department conducted surprise check in the cooking oil manufacturing units in the city and warned the firms against indulging in adulteration.
Complaints
On receipt of complaints that adulteration is rampant in cooking oil manufacturing units, a team led by T. Anuradha, Designated Officer of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, conducted surprise check in a few oil manufacturing companies functioning at Sivathapuram, Arisipalayam, and Saminathapuram in the city on Thursday.
The officials noticed that stickers of the companies functioning in the neighbouring states were being displayed in the cans and tins packed here. Moreover, the tins were washed using chemicals and used again for packing the oil, in violation of norms. The team also noticed the unhygienic conditions prevailing in the units.
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