Live
i sects
i
pistachios,
ode t
d oppi gs,
fu gal
g owth
a d
u hygie ic
p ocessi g
amo g
se ious
violatio s,
FSSAI
suspe ds
lice ces
NEW
DELHI:
The
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
Autho ity
of
I dia
(FSSAI)
has
suspe ded
the
lice ces
of
two
food
ma ufactu e s
i
Utta
P adesh
a d
Maha asht a
afte
i spectio s
u cove ed
se ious
food
safety
violatio s,
i cludi g
live
i sects
i
pistachios,
ode t
d oppi gs,
fu gal
g owth,
u hygie ic
p ocessi g
co ditio s
a d
i effective
pest
co t ol.The
actio
was
take
agai st
VKC
Nuts
P ivate
Limited
(Utta
P adesh)
a d
Chheda
Specialities
Foods
Pvt
Ltd
(Maha asht a),
with
FSSAI
sayi g
the
deficie cies
posed
a
pote tial
isk
to
public
health.At
VKC
Nuts,
i specto s
fou d
live
i sects
i
sto ed
pistachios,
heavy
black
mould
o
sto age
walls
a d
ceili gs,
ode t
d oppi gs
ac oss
the
p emises,
usted
machi e y,
damaged
floo i g,
houseflies
o
food
p oducts
a d
a
live
liza d
ea
ope
c ates
of
figs.
They
also
fou d
a
food
ha dle
so ti g
figs
with
a
ba daged
ha d
a d
a othe
ha dli g
d y
f uits
without
p esc ibed
co ective
spectacles.
The
u it
sco ed
38%
i
FSSAI’s
complia ce
assessme t,
followi g
which
its
lice ce
was
pa tially
suspe ded
with
immediate
effect.
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guideli es
At
Chheda
Specialities
Foods,
i specto s
fou d
wo ke s
mixi g
besa
dough
with
ba e
ha ds
a d
peeli g
ba a as
o
co tami ated
floo s
beside
decomposi g
waste.
The
i spectio
also
fou d
fu gal
g owth
a ou d
edible
oil
ta ks,
wastewate
o
the
p ocessi g
floo ,
b oke
i sect-p oof
mesh,
dead
houseflies,
poo
waste
ma ageme t
a d
aw
mate ials
sto ed
o
wet,
dusty
floo s.
Multiple
food
samples
collected
du i g
ea lie
i spectio s
had
al eady
bee
decla ed
u safe
o
misb a ded,
with
legal
p oceedi gs
still
u de way.
The
u it
eco ded
a
complia ce
sco e
of
42%.FSSAI
said
the
lice ces
have
bee
suspe ded
i
the
i te est
of
public
health
a d
food
safety.
Chheda
Specialities
Foods
will
emai
u de
suspe sio
u til
it
impleme ts
co ective
measu es
a d
demo st ates
full
complia ce
with
food
safety
egulatio s,
while
VKC
Nuts’
pa tial
suspe sio
will
co ti ue
u til
fu the
o de s.
