The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has started cracking down on packaged drinking water units not adhering to norms.
On Wednesday, teams of officials in Koyambedu, Velachery and Retteri checked nearly 3,632 bubbletops that were being transported from manufacturing units on the city outskirts.
Officials seized a total of 649 containers that did not have labels and were soiled or damaged. A total of 204 cans were seized for misbranding.
At present, there are nearly 470 packaged drinking water manufacturing units in the Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram belt. Of these, nearly 22 are in the Greater Chennai Corporation limits.
Officials siad that this summer, the focus would be on drinking water, soft drinks and mangoes.
There were complaints about labelling and improper recycling of containers.
A. Ramakrishnan, designated officer, Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, said the containers should be transparent and sealing must be intact to prevent contamination.
