Gwalior Ghee Factory Sealed Over Adulteration Suspicion, Samples Collected For Testing

Ahead of Diwali, the Food Department has intensified action in Gwalior to prevent adulteration in food products. As part of this drive, a joint team of the police and Food Department raided a ghee factory in Transport Nagar late on Saturday night. The team collected samples from the factory over suspicion that adulterated ghee could be being made there. After the action, the factory was sealed.

The raid was conducted after the police and Food Department received information about the possibility of adulteration at the ghee factory located in Transport Nagar. A joint team reached the premises late at night and began the inspection.

Officials collected samples of the ghee available at the site. These samples will be sent to a laboratory for testing. The quality of the ghee and whether it contains any form of adulteration can be confirmed only after the laboratory report is received.

The action comes ahead of the Diwali festival, when demand for ghee, edible oil, sweets and other food products increases. According to the information, some traders try to take advantage of this increased demand by attempting to push adulterated food products into the market.

Keeping this in view, the Food Department is inspecting suspected establishments and manufacturing units. The raid at the Transport Nagar factory is part of these efforts to prevent adulteration in food items before the festival.

The next action will be decided on the basis of the laboratory examination of the samples collected from the factory. For now, information has emerged that the factory has been sealed following the joint action by the police and Food Department.

If adulteration is confirmed in the investigation, action can be taken against the responsible persons according to the rules. However, confirmation regarding the quality of the ghee and the presence of adulteration will come only after the test report is received.