Cuttack: Food safety officials of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) today seized huge quantities of adulterated tomato sauce and noodles during a raid in Malgodown area of the city.
Malgodown police have detained two traders in this connection.
According to reports, the seized tomato sauce was allegedly prepared using various dyes and chemicals and was being sold under the ‘Foodies’ brand.
CMC officials have seized 50 cases of the adulterated tomato sauce and an equal number of cases containing packets of noodles.
The adulterated items were allegedly manufactured in Barang area and were being sold in Malgodown area.
While Malgodown police have conducted a raid at the sauce manufacturing unit at Barang and are interrogating the detained traders.
