Tea powder, spices face heat as FDA cracks down on adulteration

AFTER the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) cracked down on usage of plastic sheets in idli and holige preparations, the department has been flooded with complaints against poor food quality.

- RISHITA KHANNA @Bengaluru

AFTER the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) cracked down on usage of plastic sheets in idli and holige preparations, the department has been flooded with complaints against poor food quality. As a result, the FDA has launched statewide inspections targeting hotels, messes and bakeries.

FDA officials told TNIE that while the inspections have just begun, they have found adulterated spices being used in food preparations and also found substandard ingredients in items such as jaggery, oil, paneer, khoya and even tea powder.