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Around 19 tonnes of mangoes were seized from 9 locations during raids conducted by the Hyderabad Task Force (H-FAST) connected Friday nighttime (April 3) successful areas including Asif Nagar and Tappachabutra.
Officials said the seized banal was handed implicit to Food Safety Officers, who collected samples for analysis. The raids revealed violations related to the usage of chemic agents for artificial ripening.
Following the enforcement action, traders and those progressive were called to the H-FAST bureau connected Saturday (April 4) and briefed connected the violations identified during the raids.
An consciousness gathering connected nutrient information standards and ethical ripening of mangoes was conducted, during which officials explained the permitted usage of ethylene-based ripening agents and outlined the dos and don’ts to guarantee compliance with regulations.
The league was led by DCP task unit Vaibhav Raghunath Gaikwad and attended by officials from the Task Force and GHMC, on with astir 30 mango godown owners and effect vendors.
Authorities warned that misuse of chemic agents poses a hazard to nationalist wellness and stated that strict ineligible enactment would beryllium taken against violators. Officials added that enforcement drives and consciousness programmes would proceed crossed the city.
