Food Safety Department inspected three units in Bikaner’s Bichwal industrial area on the same day, seized 22,000 kg of edible oil and collected a total of six samples for testing
The seizure was carried out by the central food safety team under the direction of Food Safety and Drug Control Commissioner Shri Avichal Chaturvedi, with Additional Commissioner Shri Bhagwat Singh and Joint Commissioner Shri V.P. Sharma supervising
Suspected misleading labeling in the seized oil
The seized oil included Nepal‑made ‘CHOICE’ brand sunflower oil and ‘Baba Ramdev’ branded mustard oil, whose labeling and advertising were deemed misleading and are under investigation
Two other units – Messrs Nagad Narayan Agro Industries and the manufacturing unit of Messrs Bishnalal Baboolal in the Rani Bazaar industrial area – were also inspected, and one and two samples respectively were taken
Measures and future action
Improvement notices will be issued to the concerned firms for the deficiencies found during inspection, and legal action will be taken under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- Investigation of products with misleading labeling continues
- Strict monitoring of oil, ghee, mawa and sweets during the Diwali season
- License suspension or cancellation for violators