New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has commenced legal action against three food businesses that sell Priyagold biscuits, Dodla Dairy Limited and Ueir Organic Foods Pvt Ltd. The regulator said in a statement on X on Saturday, October 17, 2026 that it is treating the lapses as serious food safety violations.
Cattle feed used in biscuits
Surya Food & Agro Ltd.’s case is most interesting. The company was inspected following a consumer complaint and had serious hygiene and safety issues at its premises. The cattle food waste of Bran (not fit for human consumption) was being utilized as a raw material for Priyagold biscuits for providing fibre. The gunny bags containing the bran were stenciled out so that it would be known that it was for cattle feed.
Other issues identified were: maintenance and cleanliness of premises; intermediate formulations; personnel hygiene; pest control; segregation of raw materials; and plant hygiene. On the inspection, FSSAI has suspended the company’s licence. The competent authority has now approved prosecution of these violations.
Detergent found in milk
The company is under fire for its “Full Cream Milk” product, “Full Cream Milk Limited.” The company had a sample taken and sent to the lab for analysis. This was found as substandard by the Food Analyst as it did not fulfill the requirement of milk fat prescribed as per the Food Safety and Standards Regulations.
The company’s food business operator appealed and the sample was sent to the “Referral Food Laboratory”. The lab results were that it was substandard, and that the milk fat content was lower than the minimums. It also determined that milk, as it contained detergent and caustic soda, was also deemed unsafe. Prosecution was approved by the competent authority for unsafe food and substandard food and further action has been directed at the dairy.
Pesticide residues in raisins
Ueir Organic Foods Pvt Ltd is the third. The Food Analyst tested a representative sample of Yellow Raisins from the company and found that the level of pesticide residues was above the maximum allowed. The mixture of various pesticides reportedly included Fluxapyroxad, Imidacloprid, Myclobutanil and Thiamethoxam in the sample.
In appeal the Finding is confirmed by the Referral Food Laboratory which identifies the residues of Azoxystrobin, Flupyram, Pyraclostrobin, Spirotetramat, Tebuconazole and Thiamethoxam and its metabolites. These are under the section in the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Act) related to unsafe food and are punishable under the said Act. The company has been sanctioned for prosecution.
What happens next
Each notice, highlighting the main observations and the sanction issued, was posted by FSSAI using the hashtag #FSSAINotice. The cases will now be processed in the courts under the Food Safety and Standards Act (2006) that prescribes penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment for the offenders, for selling food that is not safe to eat or of low quality.
The action goes in stages through which the regulator takes samples, the samples are analysed, the company can appeal to a referral laboratory, and then the regulator goes ahead and prosecutes the company if they are found to be true. In all three decisions, the companies’ appeal had no effect on the decision.
FSSAI has set up complaint channels to receive consumer complaints about any suspected adulteration or product that may be unsafe.
