{
  "id": 403587,
  "title": "Food Safety Team Seizes ₹2.32 Lakh Ghee Stock In MP’s Neemuch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/food-safety-team-seizes-2-32-lakh-ghee-stock-in-mps-neemuch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/food-safety-team-seizes-232-lakh-ghee-stock-in-mps-neemuch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madhya Pradesh's Food and Drug Administration conducted inspections at three ghee retailers, seizing over ₹2.32 lakh worth of ghee and collecting samples for quality testing. In Neemuch, eight samples of Shrimul brand ghee were seized from Agarwal Sons dealership, along with 179 litres and 302 kg of remaining stock, pending FDA approval. In Petlawad and Bamniya, 46.08 litres of ghee worth ₹33,520 was seized as part of an inspection of food establishments. Meanwhile, in Khandwa, 153 litres of Brijvasi desi ghee worth ₹77,000 were seized after a complaint of low pricing. Samples were sent to a lab for testing, with market value estimated at around ₹1.38 lakh. No action will be taken until test results are received.",
  "summary": "Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): The Food and Drug Administration conducted a surprise inspection at Agarwal Sons Ghee dealership on Veer Park Road, seizing Shrimul brand ghee worth Rs 2.32 lakh and collecting eight samples for quality testing, acting on instructions from the FDA Controller and Collector Himanshu Chandra. The team found pure cow ghee packaged for sale and collected samples across…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}