Insects in chocolate: FDA to prosecute Cadbury
Monday, October 6 2003 23:02 Hrs (IST)
Mumbai: Laboratory tests of Cadbury chocolates have shown presence of insects and Maharashtra
government on October 6 said it will prosecute the company.
"The laboratory report is positive for the presence of two dead and one live insect," Maharashtra Food
and Drugs Administration Commissioner Uttam Khobargade told reporters.
"We will prosecute the chocolate manufacturing company - the Cadbury India Ltd," he said.
Khobargade met officials of the company after getting the lab reports.
On October 3, the FDA had seized Cadbury products from counters across the state following
complaints of presence of live worms in the chocolate.
Consumers from suburban Andheri in North West Mumbai and from Pune had complained about some
samples of the confectionery being infested with worms.
However, the company has denied the charge and maintained that its chocolates were of good quality
and free from infestation.
PTI
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