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FSSAI Takes Legal Action Against Priyagold Maker and Others for Serious Violations
- •FSSAI has initiated legal proceedings against Surya Food and Agro, the maker of Priyagold biscuits, for using cattle feed bran in human food manufacturing.
- •Inspections revealed serious hygiene, pest control, and raw material storage deficiencies at the Surya Food and Agro manufacturing plant.
- •Dodla Dairy faces prosecution after laboratory tests confirmed its full cream milk sample was unsafe due to the presence of detergent and caustic soda.
- •UEIR Organic Foods has also been targeted by the food safety regulator after pesticide residues were detected in its yellow raisins.
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The FSSAI initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against Surya Food & Agro because the company was using cattle feed bran, which is not intended for human consumption, as a source of fibre in the manufacturing of Priyagold biscuits. The inspection also revealed serious food safety and hygiene deficiencies regarding plant hygiene, pest control, and raw material storage.
A regulatory sample of full cream milk collected from Dodla Dairy was initially declared substandard due to non-conformity with prescribed milk fat specifications. Upon appeal, a Referral Food Laboratory confirmed that the milk was unsafe due to the presence of detergent or caustic soda, and substandard due to milk fat falling below the minimum prescribed limit.
The FSSAI initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against UEIR Organic Foods after discovering pesticide residues in a tested sample of yellow raisins sold by the company.
