Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 19: Food Wing of Jammu Municipal Corporation today destroyed 4503 liters of double toned milk `Go Brand’, which was seized during routine checking in the month of August, 2014 from the premises of M/s Best Price, Wall Mart India Pvt. Ltd. Akhnoor Road, Toph Sherkhania and M/s Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd. Akali Kour Singh Nagar, Digiana, Jammu (Distributor/Supplier of the brand).
The seized milk was kept in the custody of designated officer (Health Officer) Jammu Municipal Corporation and it was destroyed after the Food Analyst reported the samples Mis-branded on 20.09.2014 following which prosecution was launched in the Court of Law.
The designated Court after hearing, convicted accused parties by imposing a fine of Rs 20,000 and also ordered that the seized product being of perishable nature and also not safe for the consumers be destroyed.