adulterated tea powder sold in Goa: FDA

Panaji, May 13 (PTI) Goa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that chemistry experiments with tea bags from Calcutta and Assam based companies have confirmed that 'adulterated tea powder' was sold Goa. Authorities said today that tests on the powder seized from suspects tea wholesaler, revealed that it had been dyed. colors soluble in oil was found in the tea powder, said assistant controller drugs, RY Arlekar, PTI. Adding color is prohibited under the Food Adulteration Act legislation, 1964. Arlekar said the department would now continue wholesaler and perhaps also the manufacturers of powdered tea. When a raid on May 3, 580 bags of five kilograms each brand Ruby Kolkata and Assam-based tea powder Sona brand were seized from a storage facility in the village of USGAO.