Food ‘poisoning’: Industrial dye mixed in spices at this Gzb mill
safefoodmitra.com · 2024-05-04 08:08:51
A random raid at a spice mill in Modinagar on Thursday revealed that industrial colour used to dye clothes was allegedly mixed with turmeric and chilli powder to make them appear brighter.
Officials from the food safety department said they found multiple packets of synthetic colour with warnings of “for industrial use only” and “poisonous” printed on them.
Around 200kg of turmeric and 150kg of red chilli powder were seized from the premises of Annapurna Flour Mill, which is owned by a businessman called Ashok Garg. Till late on Friday evening, the officials were yet to lodge any complaint against him.