Parle Biscuits Nashik Plant Raided For Using Banned Ingredients

 Its rare  that we hear stories about  food regulatory bodies  acting against big names in  food processing units  for  violation of   Food Acts .Stringent  action  should be taken against  such  manufacturers  for  putting consumers health at risk . 
Even  as this news  doesn't have any relation to bakery but  for the fact that  manufacturers are  adulterating foods by adding banned ingredients . It is  necessary to  spread awareness among consumers  to be alert on food safety matters .Food laws  are meant  to prevent manufacturers to  play around  with  consumer health  . 
As reports have come from different  news sources  about recent raid in Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd  Nashik  (Gondegaon) factory  for using lactic acid  in its  confectionery product  " Kaccha Mango Bite " .  The  raid was conducted after  news of  several  kids being admitted for food poisoning  after  eating this  candy broke out  . Lactic acid has been banned to be used in confectionery items . Raid was conducted by officials of FDA .

Lactic acid and raw material have been seized  and sent  for  analysis as reported .

Source
The Hindu
 Indian express

Anmol To Launch Tejus Brand Of Biscuits

Anmol  Bakers  have launched   a new  brand of biscuit named  "Tejus "  in  health segment of   biscuit  category . It  has plan to  bring   digestive  range of biscuit  to cater demand from health conscious consumers looking out   for diabetic  and heart   beneficial range of biscuits . Competition would come from all  major biscuit manufacturers such as Britannia " Nutri choice " ,  United Biscuits " Mcvities " Digestive  and others .

Anmol  bakers have also declared their plans to enhance capacity  in coming years through expansion of its  Greater Noida plant .New  green field projects in Odisha and  Kolkata   where it would have rusk unit along with  biscuit  line and cake plant .

courtesy  : Anmol Bakers

All together  investment  in tune Rs 135.0  crores would be spent on these up coming projects . Anmol plans to increase it annual  production  capacity to 25000 ton per month from 16000 tons at present . Annual turnover of Anmol Bakers have been Rs 700 crore for this fiscal year .

Source
ET