Krishna district Collector B. Lakshmikantham on Sunday warned traders against sale of adulterated food items and said stringent action would be initiated against those found guilty.
He said cases were booked against 12 persons following raids by officials of the food safety wing and food samples were sent to the lab for verification of their quality.
He said samples of the ingredients used in the laddu given as prasadam to the devotees visiting the Kanaka Durga temple atop Indrakeeladri hill such as ghee, dry fruits like raisins, cardamom, almonds, nutmeg and sugar were sent for lab testing.
He said based on the report, action would be initiated against those found guilty.
Penalties
Mr. Lakshmikantham said for malpractices, cases were booked against 20 traders and a sum of ₹2.88 lakh was collected from them towards stamping fees and ₹1.17 lakh towards compound fee in addition to seizing 404.93 quintals of rice worth over ₹9 lakh from fair price shops.
He said in separate raids conducted by the Drug Control wing officials, licences of eight medical shops were cancelled for selling medicines that had crossed expiry dates and for other violations.
They were Om Sivasai Medical and General Stores in Chittinagar, Mehbub Medical and Fancy Stores at Lambadipet, Apollo Pharmacy at Bhavanipuram, Srisai Diabetic Medical Stores at Gandhinagar, Sri Venkateswara Medical and Fancy Stores at Giripuram, Lakshmi Medical and Fancy Stores at Patamata, Sri Krishna Medical and Home Needs at Kamayathopu Centre and Srinivasa Medical and Fancy stores at Nandigama.
