Tea adulteration unit found near Virudhunagar

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A beverage adulteration portion was recovered astatine Amathur adjacent present wherever Food Safety Officers seized 13.5 tonnes of adulterated beverage pulverization worthy ₹21.60 lakh connected Saturday.

Acting connected a circumstantial information, a squad of officials led by the Designated Food Safety Officer, S. Mariyappan, conducted a astonishment cheque connected the premises of a beverage agent.

The officials recovered 50 kg of adulterated beverage pulverization there.

After interrogation, the officials raided different gathering astatine Erichanatham–Pavali Road Junction.

The officials recovered that beverage pulverization was being re-packed without Food Safety licence and the beverage pulverization was being mixed with tartrazine, an artificial colouring agent. The workers were illegally packing it utilizing labels with an code successful Coimbatore.

The officials besides seized 160 bare containers of the artificial colouring agent.

Published - January 31, 2026 09:47 p.m. IST

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