Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Enforcement Wing conducted multiple raids across the commissionerate between January 1 and April 21, targeting food adulterators and food manufacturing units operating without a license. During the raids, police booked 22 cases and arrested 28 persons for posing threat to public health.The raids focused on manufacturers and sellers of bakery products, sweets, namkeen, edible oils, wheat flour, ginger-garlic paste, meat products, ice creams and sauces. Cops found several units using bad quality raw material and unsafe chemicals, including synthetic food colours.Police also noticed that several establishments were operating in unhygienic conditions without valid FSSAI registration or trade licences. In one case, police detected large-scale adulteration involving edible oil, wheat flour and they seized more than 5,026 litres of oil and 5,192 kg flour.The enforcement wing also busted illegal ginger-garlic paste manufacturing units using unknown chemicals as preservatives and and fake brand lables. Overall, adulterated food items, machinery and vehicles worth about 64 lakh were seized. Cyberabad police urged the public to buy food only from licensed vendors, verify expiry dates and report suspicious activity to police and food safety authorities.
