IndiaIn Bengaluru, the Karnataka Food and Drugs Administration (KSFDA) conducted raids on multiple facilities, including Amazon and Instamart stores, uncovering a scheme involving the relabelling and resale of expired food items. During the raids, authorities seized approximately Rs 3 crore worth of mislabelled and expired food products, alongside unlicensed drugs. Health Minister U T Khader revealed that the operation began after a 'peptide party' was canceled due to non-compliance with regulations, leading to the identification of a network sourcing expired goods from an Amazon dark store. Additional raids targeted a local enterprise named Leo 7 Enterprises, which was found to be altering expiry dates on food items, and an Instamart facility in Hoskote, where expired goods valued at Rs 42 lakh were discovered. The minister emphasized the need to classify such activities as criminal offenses rather than merely imposing fines.
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