Ramanthapur Ice cream unit busted for allegedly using expired ingredients

The humble ice cream has now found itself at the centre of an alarming food adulteration incident in the city.

What is meant to be a refreshing treat has instead become a potential health hazard after police uncovered an alleged racket involving the use of expired and contaminated ingredients in ice cream production.

Acting on credible information, the Uppal Special Operations Team (SOT) raided an ice cream manufacturing unit operating under the name Sri Lakshmi Dairy Products in Laxminarayana Colony, Ramanthapur. The



surprise inspection revealed what officials described as serious violations of food safety norms.

During the raid, officers allegedly found expired synthetic food colours and flavouring agents, fungus-infested dried figs, unlabelled raw materials, and loose tutti-frutti being used in the preparation of ice cream.

The team seized around 2 kgs of mould-infested dried figs, multiple boxes and containers of expired food colours and flavours, besides nearly 1.5 kgs of loose tutti-frutti suspected to have been used in production.