Sources stated that in the wake of tirupati Laddu adulteration allegations, the FSSAI has issued a show cause notice to a tamil Nadu-based firm for supplying substandard ghee to tirumala tirupati Devasthanam, official sources said on Monday. In the notice, the food regulator asked A R Diary Food Private Ltd why its central licence should not be suspended for contravention of the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulation, 2011.
Hence according to the notice, FSSAI said it received information from The director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine, mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) that A R Diary Food Private Ltd in Dindigul was one of the suppliers of ghee to tirumala tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) since last four years.
Furthermore as per the information, the ghee procurement committee of ttd has sent all the samples supplied to ttd for testing to NDDB CALF Lab at Anand, Gujarat. “After analysis, the sample from your firm M/s. A R Diary Food Private Ltd (FSSAI Central License number 10014042001610) has failed to meet the parameters and your firm has been blacklisted by EO, ttd,” the notice said. As the controversy continues to reverberate nationwide, various quarters are demanding
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