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    "headline": "Expired and mislabelled food worth ₹1.38 crore seized in Bengaluru",
    "summary": "Bengaluru authorities seized expired and mislabelled food products worth ₹1.38 crore and unlicensed medicines worth around ₹4 lakh during a large-scale food safety crackdown targeting storage and dark store facilities, including Amazon and Instamart locations. The operation uncovered expired and incorrectly labelled items such as nutritional products, beverages, and snacks across multiple sites, with ongoing investigations at the Instamart facility.",
    "articleBody": "Bengaluru authorities have seized expired and mislabelled food products worth ₹1.38 crore and medicines valued at around ₹4 lakh during a large-scale food safety crackdown. The operation targeted several storage and dark store facilities across the city and its outskirts, including Amazon and Instamart locations, officials said.\n\nAt Leo 7 Enterprises in Lingarajapuram, officials found various food items such as nutritional products, beverages, chocolates, sweets, ghee, and nuts and seeds that were either expired or nearing expiry. Meanwhile, at the Instamart facility in Hoskote, Bengaluru Rural district, expired food products worth ₹42 lakh were seized.\n\nAmazon's BLR6 facility at Hitech Defence and Aerospace Park in Devanahalli saw the seizure of food products worth ₹14 lakh for incorrect or inadequate labelling and expired food products worth ₹10 lakh. Similarly, at Amazon's BLR7 facility in Anekal taluk, officials seized food products worth ₹19 lakh for labelling issues and expired products worth ₹13 lakh.\n\nThe operation also uncovered medicines stored without licences. Drugs worth ₹2,45,352 were seized from one facility, and medicines valued at ₹1.57 lakh were confiscated from another. Overall, medicines worth ₹4.02 lakh stored without licences were taken into custody.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nFour IPS Officers Transferred in Bengaluru and Mangaluru\nFive-year-old boy killed after tipper runs over him in Bengaluru\nAdani Group's Business Growing Even in Non-BJP Ruled States\nLava Bold N4 Lite launched in India at ₹8,099\n\nFood Safety Officers additionally seized expired products including cashew biscuits, ragi flour, chicken patties, paneer, cookies, nuts, eggs, and flour worth around ₹10,000. The owner of one facility stated that food products worth approximately ₹56 lakh were stored on the premises.\n\nThe entire crackdown resulted in the seizure of food products worth ₹33 lakh for incorrect or inadequate labelling and expired or near-expiry food products worth ₹1.05 crore. The investigation at the Instamart facility is ongoing, with expired and mislabelled products valued at around ₹1 crore still under examination, according to the department.",
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        "Expired and mislabelled food worth ₹1.38 crore seized in Bengaluru",
        "Medicines valued around ₹4 lakh confiscated for licence violations",
        "Instamart facility in Hoskote seized expired food worth ₹42 lakh",
        "Amazon BLR6 and BLR7 facilities seized food worth ₹56 lakh combined",
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            "question": "Which types of food items were found expired or near expiry?",
            "answer": "Officials found nutritional products, beverages, chocolates, sweets, ghee, nuts, seeds and others like cashew biscuits and paneer expired or near expiry."
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            "question": "Were only food items targeted in the crackdown?",
            "answer": "No, medicines stored without licences valued at over ₹4 lakh were also seized during the operation."
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            "question": "What is the status of the Instamart facility investigation?",
            "answer": "The investigation at Instamart is ongoing with expired and mislabelled products valued at around ₹1 crore still under examination."
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            "question": "Did the authorities discover any unlicensed storage during the raid?",
            "answer": "Yes, medicines stored without proper licences were found and confiscated from multiple locations."
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