55,050 kg of sesame seeds seized in Virudhunagar

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Food Safety Officers seized 55,050 kg of sesame seeds, which was transported successful 2 trucks that did not person nutrient information certification, successful Virudhunagar connected Saturday.

During a random checking of the trucks parked astatine Villipathiri, a squad of nutrient information officials, led by the Virudhunagar territory Designated serviceman S. Mariappan, recovered that 734 bags of sesame seeds had been brought for an edible lipid mill of a fashionable marque successful Virudhunagar, a connection said.

The officials recovered that the trucks and besides the motortruck relation did not person nutrient information license. Besides, the supplier of the lipid seeds besides did not person nutrient information license.

The full goods, worthy ₹59.89 lakh, on with the 2 trucks were seized by the officials.

The illustration of lipid seeds has been taken for analysis. The officials person booked a lawsuit against transport relation and the lipid mill for having bought gingelley from the supplier, who did not person nutrient information license, the connection said.

Published - September 28, 2025 05:59 p.m. IST

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