Fungous cakes seized
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, January 29 2014: Along with seizing some packets of fungous Sandwich Cake (real cream in between) from a Mantripukhri godown for sample reference to a food testing laboratory, Federation of Regional Indigenous Society (FREINDS) has sealed the storage facility and banned sale of the food item with immediate effect pending report of the sample examination.

According to FREINDS secretary (Organisation) Pebam Premkumar, the Mantripukhri godown storing the food product of retail outlet Sangai Beverages Enterprises, MG Avenue was checked by its volunteers this morning based on a complaint about discovering fungus in the food cake.

Identifying the retail trader to newspersons as one Sunil Prasad (36) s/o Jagnarayan of Bihar and the dealer as Rajendra Singh of Punjab, Sunil said during random checking by unwrapping of the food packages stored at the godown many of said cake brand were found to be fungous.

Some of the packages were also opened before the mediapersons wherein presence of fungus could be confirmed.

the godown storing over 50 cartons of the food item has been sealed, handful collected to be sent for testing at a food laboratory and sale of the same banned in the State with immediate effect, he maintained.

Sunil opined that the food items might have been brought to Manipur and intentionally adulterated so that the people suffer from impotency.

With regard to the manufacture date of food item branded 'Bisk Farm Sandwich Cake' labelled as December 2013, he said the date of manufacture being changed/rewritten on the package to mislead the consumers cannot be ruled out.

if the manufacture date is real and duly conformed to food safety measures there should be no fungus in the food item, Sunil pointed out.

Sandwich Cake is a product of Kolkata-based Saj Food Products Pvt Ltd.

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