
No ‘halal’ marking on jaggery, commissioner tells High Court
The Hindu
‘All raw materials for prasadam checked in labs’
The Food Safety Commissioner on Wednesday informed the Kerala High Court that no marking of ‘halal’ was found on the packets of jaggery bought in 2021 and kept at the Sannidhanam for preparing appams and aravanas at Sabarimala.
In a report filed as directed by the court, the Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety, Pathanamthitta, said the food processing system during the Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival was under the surveillance of the Food Safety Department.

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