Malkajgiri police seize 730 kg suspected adulterated ginger-garlic paste, 500 kg paneer in food safety raids

The Malkajgiri police, in separate operations, seized 730 kg of suspected adulterated ginger-garlic paste, 500 kg of loose paneer and large quantities of skimmed milk powder and other ingredients from food manufacturing units in Hayathnagar, Alwal and Dundigal, on Tuesday.

In the first operation, the M-FAST (Malkajgiri Food Adulteration Surveillance Team), along with the SOT LB Nagar Team and Hayathnagar police, raided Sri Manikanta (SMK) Golden Food Products and Ginger-Garlic Paste Manufacturing Unit at Shiva Shakti Nagar in Hayathnagar. Police apprehended Akula Shivaiah (38) who was manufacturing ginger-garlic paste using low-quality raw material, an unidentified solution and food colour.

The teams seized 13 drums containing 650 kg of ginger-garlic paste, 10 boxes containing 50 kg and 150 boxes containing another 30 kg, taking the total quantity of paste seized to approximately 730 kg. They also seized a 3.5-litre bottle containing an unidentified solution and a box of food colour.