Food safety officials seize 1,000 kg cashew, 800 kg raisins of poor quality at Durga temple in Vijayawada
The HinduThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has seized 1,000 kg of cashew and 800 kg of raisins, which were found to be of poor quality at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvaarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada. A team of the FSSAI, led by the Joint Food Controller of A.P., N. Purnachandra Rao, has been examining the stocks at the Kanaka Durga temple for the past two days. “We have collected the samples of jaggery, Bengal gram, cashew, raisins, cow ghee, edible oil, rice, tamarind and other groceries being used for preparing various prasadams besides the Anna Prasadam, which will be sent for testing,” he added. As the Navarathri Utsavams were scheduled to commence in a few days at the temple, the Devasthanam authorities were asked to maintain quality in preparing prasadams and Anna Prasadam atop Indrakeeladri.
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