Adulterated cooking oil worth Rs 56 lakh seized in Surat, 2 held
Surat police seized adulterated cooking oil valued at Rs 56.13 lakh during inspections at three oil manufacturing units in Olpad and Kamrej. Two individuals were arrested and will appear in court on September 18. The seized oil, found in large barrels, was mixed with chemicals, colorants, and smell agents, and had been sold under well-known brand names.
Police detained owners of Shiv Trading Company, Maruti Oil and Food products, and Shiv Bhumi enterprise, who are residents of Surat and hail from Saurashtra. The Food and Drug Control Department will test the seized oil samples. Further investigation and registration of charges against the arrested persons are underway.
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