Expired food products were seized from two ice cream manufacturing units in Bengaluru, while inspections at facilities in Raichur and Mysuru uncovered unhygienic conditions and labelling violations, during a statewide food safety drive that covered 45 units, the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday.
The FDA collected 70 samples of ice cream, milk, milk powder, flavouring substances, sugar, food additives and other raw materials for laboratory testing.
The department said the tests would assess whether the products met prescribed food safety standards.
The department has not yet reported the results of these tests. The drive, conducted on the directions of Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader, is part of the department’s enforcement action against food safety violations. “In the interest of public health, such special inspection drives at ice cream manufacturing units will continue across the State.
“During the special inspection drive, a total of 70 food samples were collected from various ice cream manufacturing units, including ice cream, milk, milk powder, flavouring substances, sugar, various food additives and other raw materials. Both Bengaluru establishments will face further legal action under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the rules and regulations framed under it, the department said. Accordingly, ice cream products valued at ₹ 20,000 were seized,” the department said of the Mysuru inspection. Appropriate legal action will be taken against those found violating the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Rules/Regulations made thereunder,” the statement said. Earlier reporting noted: BENGALURU: In its latest action under an intensified food safety enforcement drive across Karnataka, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected 45 ice cream manufacturing units on Thursday and found expired ingredients at two units in Bengaluru, unhygienic conditions at a facility in Raichur, and labelling deficiencies at units in Bengaluru and Mysuru. At John Candy Ice Cream Manufacturing Unit in Mysuru, officials detected labelling-related deficiencies and seized ice cream products worth Rs 20,000. The department said further legal action would be initiated against the units for violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and related regulations.
The samples have been sent to the concerned Government Food Laboratories for analysis to assess their quality and compliance with the prescribed food safety standards,” the department said in a statement. “Expired food products, including plain caramel, Nestlé Milkmaid and Milky Mist khoa, were seized from the said ice cream manufacturing unit. In addition, deficiencies relating to labelling requirements were also observed,” the department said. “During the inspection of the said ice cream manufacturing unit, deficiencies relating to labelling requirements were observed.
Earlier raids in Bengaluru have targeted food storage and supply facilities, where officials seized expired and improperly labelled products and investigated alleged attempts to relabel expired food for resale. Earlier reporting noted: In Raichur, inspectors found unhygienic conditions at Gemini Ice Cream Manufacturing Unit and issued a notice. Earlier reporting noted: These have been sent to government laboratories for analysis to assess their quality and compliance with prescribed food safety standards.
