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FSDA seizes 5.5 tonnes of maida in Lucknow flour mill crackdown
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has seized 5.5 tonnes of maida and destroyed 950 kg of insect-infested suji during a three-day crackdown on flour manufacturing units in Lucknow.…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has seized 5.5 tonnes of maida and destroyed 950 kg of insect-infested suji during a three-day crackdown on flour manufacturing units in Lucknow. The drive, conducted from August 4 to 6, followed media reports that wheat flour was possibly being adulterated with soapstone (shailkhadi) and rice powder in parts of the state.
Officials collected 10 food samples for lab analysis. The Hindustan Times reports that while no adulteration has yet been confirmed in Lucknow, the inspections targeted hygiene, storage and packaging violations. The operation aimed to verify flour quality sold to consumers and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
The Indian Opinion
The FSDA raid makes for a good headline, but the story itself admits no adulteration has been confirmed in Lucknow yet. The seizure is for hygiene and packaging lapses, not soapstone or rice powder. Citizens deserve a clear answer: will the lab tests on the 10 samples being analysed actually detect adulterants, or will they simply confirm what the visual inspection already showed? The real test is transparency of those results.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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