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Reliance Retail Outlet Probed Over Fungus In Sweets
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration inspected a Reliance Retail outlet at ARD Cinemall on August 8 after a consumer complaint about Laxmi Narayan brand Kaju Katli. The FDA said the sweet…
The Story in Brief
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration inspected a Reliance Retail outlet at ARD Cinemall on August 8 after a consumer complaint about Laxmi Narayan brand Kaju Katli. The FDA said the sweet sample contained fungus and live larvae.
The complaint triggers a regulatory probe into the country’s largest retailer. Reliance Retail has not yet commented. The FDA is likely to issue a show-cause notice and may impose penalties if the contamination is confirmed.
The Indian Opinion
Every food scare invites two lazy narratives: that big business is inherently careless, or that a single complaint is a witch-hunt. The truth is that India’s food-safety apparatus works only when consumers complain. What matters now is whether the FDA’s lab tests confirm the larvae and, if so, how many other batches from the same supplier are affected. That single number, positive or negative, will settle this.
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