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Goa FDA orders a recall of five ghee products and one batch of packed cumin powder

The Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Goa issued an advisory recalling substandard ghee and unsafe cumin powder from the market.
The ghee is from M/s SDP Industries Pvt. Ltd, Village Dabhel, Daman, and covers all batches of Shree Saras ghee sold loose, Gokul cow ghee, Shree Saras cow ghee, Shraddha cow ghee and Shraddha Ghee.
The cumin powder is Everest Cumin Powder, pre-packed, batch number E080668761, of M/s Everest Food Products Pvt. Ltd.
The action follows FSSAI orders dated September 21 and October 1, 2026. Anyone holding existing stock must report it to the local Food Safety Officer, and the advisory warns that strict legal action will be taken against anyone stocking or selling the recalled products.

Ghee maker: M/s SDP Industries Pvt. Ltd, Village Dabhel, Daman Cumin powder batch: E080668761 Basis: FSSAI orders dated September 21 and October 1, 2026
Why it matters for exams: The difference between a substandard food and an unsafe food, and the recall machinery of the food safety regulator, come up regularly.
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