Nanded, Oct 27 The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized 9,744 kg of suspected adulterated edible oil with an estimated value of Rs 20.99 lakh from an oil manufacturing unit in the Nanded MIDC area, officials said on Tuesday.
The raid was conducted at Shivganga Oil Mill on Monday following a tip-off received by the FDA’s intelligence wing in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
During the inspection, food safety officials collected samples of double-filtered groundnut oil, refined soybean oil and refined sunflower oil manufactured for sale.
The entire stock was seized on suspicion of adulteration, and the samples were sent for testing. The seized stock was valued at Rs 20,99,507, an official said.
(PTI News)
