DIMAPUR, JULY 21 (MExN): Nagaland recorder 45 samples misbranded or adulterated food products during the year 2018-19, according to Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Rameswar Teli.
The Minister was responding to a written question on food adulteration and enforcement of standards in the Rajya Sabha on July 19. In terms of the whole country, the Union Minister informed that in 2018-19, 94,288 samples of processed food were analysed. Out of this 26,077 thousand samples were found adulterated or misbranded. He further added that a total of Rs 32.8 crore rupees were raised as penalties last year.
According to statistics revealed by the Minister, the state of Nagaland had 202 food samples tested, of which 44 were found to be misbranded or adulterated. 63 civil cases were launched in this regard and penalties worth Rs 37,500 was recovered.
Meanwhile, the highest amount of adulterated or misbranded food samples was detected in Uttar Praddesh—11,817 cases out of 22,583 samples. The state initiated 451 criminal cases and 8,524 civil cases in this regard, while collection fines worth Rs 15, 89, 81, 003.
