Hyderabad: The Malkajgiri Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (M-FAST), Special Operations Team (SOT) LB Nagar and Hayathnagar police jointly raided a ginger-garlic paste manufacturing unit in Hayathnagar and seized approximately 730 kg of suspected adulterated paste.
Officials found the paste being prepared under unhygienic conditions at the unit. An unidentified solution and a food colour, suspected to have been used in the manufacturing process, were also seized during the operation.
One person was apprehended in connection with the raid. A case has been registered at Hayathnagar police station under relevant provisions of law.
Police and food safety officials have launched an investigation to determine the scale of the operation and trace its distribution network.
The raid is part of a wider crackdown on food adulteration in Hyderabad. Authorities have conducted several raids in recent months and seized suspected adulterated ginger-garlic paste and other food products from manufacturing units across the city.why sre
