The Food Safety and Hyderabad police officials’ unearthed adulteration of tea powder using coconut shell powder and artificial colours and selling it to various tea stalls in the city and its suburbs. (Photo: By Arrangement)
Hyderabad: The Central Zone Task Force raided a warehouse belonging to Konark Tea Powder Sales and Suppliers at Fatehnagar and seized 300 kg of spurious tea dust, 200 kg of coconut shell powder, chemicals and other ingredients worth Rs 2 lakh.
The three accused — proprietor Bishoya Jagannath, 32, and workers Pratap Pradhan, 21, and Sivswain Parida, 19, were arrested by the police.
Jagannath was purchasing low quality tea powder or dust at Rs 80 to Rs 100 per kg and used to mix it with coconut shell powder, toxic chemicals, essence and flavouring agent and selling them for Rs 200-250 per kg, police said.
Jagannath earlier booked in three cases related to food adulteration by Mominpet and Sanathnagar police but he did mend his ways, Task Force DCP Y.V.S. Sudheendra said.
The three accused — proprietor Bishoya Jagannath, 32, and workers Pratap Pradhan, 21, and Sivswain Parida, 19, were arrested by the police.
Jagannath was purchasing low quality tea powder or dust at Rs 80 to Rs 100 per kg and used to mix it with coconut shell powder, toxic chemicals, essence and flavouring agent and selling them for Rs 200-250 per kg, police said.
Jagannath earlier booked in three cases related to food adulteration by Mominpet and Sanathnagar police but he did mend his ways, Task Force DCP Y.V.S. Sudheendra said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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