Court fines 2 for selling adulterated mustard oil in Ghaziabad
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The duo was convicted under sections 51 and 59 (i) of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) 2006 on Thursday. The defendants pleaded guilty and requested leniency.
The adulterated oil was being sold at the New Kirana Store located in the Municipal Market, Ghantaghar area. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by food safety officer Meera Singh purchased a sample of the oil from the shop on September 20, 2024, and sent it for laboratory testing.
The team obtained a signature and stamp on the procured sample from the proprietor of the shop, Ansar Mallick, who informed the officials that he purchased the oil from a supplier named Mahadev Enterprises.
The prosecution informed the court that the analysis report of the sample revealed that the oil was not only substandard but also unsafe for human consumption, and demanded stringent punishment for Ansari and Meena, the authorised representative of Mahadev Enterprises. The oil was manufactured by SK Oils Limited, which produced documents claiming that Mahadev Enterprises was operating under a royalty arrangement.
The court imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each under Section 51 of the FSSA for storing and selling substandard mustard oil, and a fine of Rs 5,000 each under Section 59 (i) of the Act for endangering public health.
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