Assam Government has prohibited storage, distribution and sale of Masur Dal (lentil) manufactured and packed by R S Triveni Foods Pvt Ltd, F-1739, Delhi for a period of six months with immediate effect.
The Food Analyst to the Government of Assam found the Masur Dal samples coated with oily substance, which was declared unsafe as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, said a government release here today.
Moreover, it has potential deleterious effect on human health on being consumed, the release quoted the Food Analyst.
The Commissioner of Food Safety, Assam has directed the designated Food Safety Officers in the districts to strictly enforce this prohibition immediately, it added.
