FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS FINED FOR MANUFACTURING, SELLING MISBRANDED ‘MUSTARD OIL’

Panaji:01/02/2018 … The District Magistrate cum Adjudicating Officer, South Goa District, Margao imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 lakh, each, on the firm, M/s. Payal Enterprises, Thane, Maharashtra; and its three partners, Shri. Manilal Lalji Nandu, Shri. Hiten Javerilal Gala and Smt. Dimple Ketan Nandu of M/s. Payal Enterprises, Thane, Maharashtra; and Rs. 10,000/- each, on eleven other local food vendors, viz. M/s. G.K. Enterprises, Thana, Cortalim, Goa; M/s. Raj Rajeshwar Agencies, Sao Pedro, Old – Goa; and Super Centre, Silvanagar, Ponda, Goa, under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Rules/Regulations, for manufacturing, storing and selling food article “A-1 Raja Mustard Oil”, which was declared and reported to be “misbranded food” under the aforesaid Act.