Vadodara: Food safety officers of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) raided a wholesale dairy products supplier on Waghodiya Road in the city and seized 50 kg of material used to make fake dairy products.
The firm was involved in selling both dairy products and their analogues. The products were sold to various retail outlets and eateries in the city by the wholesaler.
During the checking drive, officials found paneer as well as cheese analogue stored in the shop. The material included 23.3 kg of cheese analogue, 9.2 kg of paneer analogue, and 17.5 kg of paneer. Officials collected samples of the products and seized the stock valued at Rs 13,000.
A major controversy erupted recently about paneer and cheese analogues. It was alleged that analogues were being sold as dairy products.
Officials also conducted a series of checks in bakeries and other places to inspect cakes and other food items consumed widely during Christmas. Samples were collected for testing and are being analysed at the public health laboratory of VMC.
