Expired products worth ₹10 lakh seized from store during raid in Vijayawada

The store manager was procuring expired products and selling them at discount after removing their labels, says FASSAI official

Officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) raided a provisional store in Kothapet area in Vijayawada, and seized huge stocks of expired products including groceries and eatables worth more than ₹10 lakh.

The food safety officials said the store manager was selling the expired stocks at lower prices after removing the original labels and detailing the manufacturing and expiry dates of the products.

Acting on a tip-off, the FSSAI team headed by State Joint Food Controller N. Purnachandra Rao conducted raid on Gurram Lingaiah General Stores in Kothapet area on November 28 (Thursday).

“The store manager, identified as Gurram Gopalakrisha, procured expired biscuits, flour, soft drinks, honey, snacks, baby foods, ghee, spices, soft drinks and packaged juices from some shops and was selling them at discount,” Mr. Purnachandra Rao said.

“We have seized the stocks from which the labels detailing the manufacturing and expiry dates were removed. A case under FSSAI Act, 2006, has been registered,” he said.

The seized samples would be sent to a laboratory for testing, he added.

Published - November 28, 2024 08:10 pm IST