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Officials of the Food Safety Department conducted inspections astatine jaggery accumulation units successful and astir Paramathi Velur and seized 8 tonnes of achromatic sweetener that was reportedly stocked for adulteration.
With sugarcane cultivated implicit thousands of acres successful Paramathi Velur and its surrounding areas, respective jaggery manufacturing units run successful Kabilarmalai, Jedarpalayam, Pilikalpalayam, Anangur and Anna Nagar. With the Pongal festival play nether way, jaggery accumulation has peaked astatine these units. Meanwhile, the Department received complaints alleging adulteration successful the production.
Acting connected the complaints, a squad of officials led by District Designated Food Safety Officer J. Thanga Vignesh inspected 30 jaggery units connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) and Wednesday (January 14, 2026). During the inspections, officials recovered 8 tonnes of achromatic sweetener intended for adulterating jaggery successful 10 units and seized the same. Four tonnes of adulterated jaggery balls were besides seized.
For violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, fines totalling ₹1.80 lakh were imposed connected the erring units. A abstracted good of ₹5,000 was imposed connected 1 portion for utilizing integrative bags and cloth materials arsenic fuel.
Officials said samples of jaggery were collected from each the 30 units inspected and sent for laboratory analysis. Further enactment volition beryllium initiated if adulteration is confirmed.
