Delivery partners in Hyderabad protested an online grocery store for being given expired items. A complaint to the food safety department led to a raid where officials found 14 expired products, including atta, paneer, and milk packets.
Protest Over Expired Products
Delivery partners late last night staged a protest at an online grocery store in Hastinapuram, alleging that they were being given expired products to deliver to customers. The partners claimed that delivering expired items was causing problems for them with customers. They further alleged that when they questioned the store managers, their accounts were blocked.
Food Safety Department Conducts Raid
Following the protest in front of the store, they lodged a complaint with the food safety department. Acting on the complaint, food safety officials conducted raids at the store and found 14 expired items. Police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
Official Confirms Findings
Reacting to the incident, Food Safety Official Hyderabad, Sunny, said, "We received a complaint that there were expired products at the online grocery store, and we inspected the entire store. We found some expired products, and I have reported the matter to our higher officials. We will inform you about the action they will take."
Expired Items Seized
The expired items found include ginger-garlic paste, mango fruit drinks, strawberry juice, chakki atta, paneer, and milk packets. (ANI)
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