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A cocoa manufacturing and repacking portion successful Old Mallepally was raided by the Hyderabad Food Adulteration and Safety Team (H-FAST), the Food Safety Department and Habeebnagar constabulary connected Thursday (June 4). The raid resulted successful the proprietor being booked for alleged violations of nutrient information regulations.
The accused, Konda Karthik, was recovered operating Vignette Food Specialities Pvt. Ltd. astatine Seetarambagh, Old Mallepally. During the inspection, officials alleged that helium was manufacturing, repacking and selling cocoa products without complying with mandatory nutrient information norms and labelling requirements.
According to officials, respective packed cocoa products were recovered without declarations relating to manufacturing dates, batch numbers, expiry dates and best-before dates. The inspection besides revealed that flavours and essences suspected to person crossed their expiry play were stored astatine the premises and were allegedly being utilized successful the manufacturing process. Various colouring agents and powders utilized successful cocoa mentation were besides recovered astatine the unit.
Officials further alleged that the products were being marketed utilizing details of an aged FSSAI licence contempt the portion possessing a abstracted manufacturing licence. The inspection besides recovered that pest power records were not maintained and aesculapian fittingness certificates for nutrient handlers and unit were unavailable.
The squad seized 200 kg of caramel cocoa packed successful 20 boxes, 20 kg of choco balls packed successful 2 cartons, 3 cartons of cocoa sticks, 40 boxes of marshmallow and jujube products, 32 cranberry chocolates, 22 paan chocolates and 18 cashew chocolates. Four panning machines and 2 cocoa melting machines were besides seized.
A quantity of flavours, essences and colouring agents suspected to beryllium expired, portion nd different nutrient additives, were besides seized during the operation.
The accused and the seized worldly were handed implicit to Habeebnagar constabulary for further ineligible action. A lawsuit was registered and an probe is nether way.
