JAIPUR: Health department officials have seized 23,000 kg of pulp and pickles at RIICO Industrial Area in Jaipur on Wednesday. They will destroy it on Thursday. In other inspections done under ‘Shudh Ke Liye Yudh’, health department’s team seized inferior quality cashew which were processed with acid. Also, the team seized 150 boxes of cooking oil, which was packed in attractive packets and was being sold mentioning ‘cooking medium’ and there was mention of ‘palm oil’ in fine printing.A health department team reached RIICO area and found big containers containing pickles of inferior quality. There was 23,000 kg of sauces and pulps along with pickles kept in containers. The inspection was conducted at ML Grah Udhyog, where the pickles were kept in drums.“At the place, the owner was preparing different kinds of sauce and pickles. The owner was using contents which have already passed expiry date. We have found that the pickles and sauces were not fit for human consumption,” said Dr VK Mathur, director (rural health) health department.In other inspection, the health department conducted two inspections in Sarna Doongri area. Health department officials said that they found a processing unit in which cashew of inferior quality were treated with acid to be sold in market in increased prices. Health department’s food safety wing officials said that such cashew is consumed in hotels and restaurants for preparing curries. They said that that 250 kg of cashew were seized. Consumption of such cashews is not good for health, said officials. The officials collected two samples of cashew and raisin.The officials also inspected a unit producing cooking oil in Sarna Doongri area. Officials alleged that the owner of the firm was packing palm refined oil of Rs 54 per litre in attractive packets and sold it in Rs 235 (MRP). All the details on the box are mentioned in English only. Officials alleged that the owner was selling the palm oil in rural areas as substitute of desi ghee.

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