New Delhi, March 29: A city court has upheld a year-long jail term to a grocer, caught selling adulterated ‘arhar dal’ by mixing a banned colouring agent ‘metanil yellow’, known for its brain damaging potentials.
Additional Sessions Judge J R Aryan also upheld a fine of Rs 10,000 imposed upon grocer Subhash Chand Garg of Sonia Vihar in east Delhi by a magisterial court, following his conviction under various provisions of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) on March 12, 2010.
Dismissing Garg’s appeal against his conviction, ASJ Aryan said, “PFA prohibited use of any colouring matter to food article except specifically permitted. Dal arhar did not fall in the category of those permitted food article. Also, metanil yellow was absolutely a prohibited colour.
-Agencies