White worms were discovered in a couple of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolates sold at a supermarket in Hyderabad city. The Telangana State food laboratory (SFL) declared that the chocolates were “UNSAFE TO CONSUME”.
The incident was brought to attention when activist Robin Zaccheus found worms in chocolates bought at Ratnadeep metro supermarket in Ameerpet, Hyderabad on February 9.
#Update The Telangana State Food laboratory has confirmed the Cadbury Chocolate (Roasted Almond) was
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“UNSAFE TO CONSUME” they found WHITE WORMS & WEB!
Here’s the report of the 2 Cadbury chocolates purchased at Ratnadeep Retail.
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The two chocolates, Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (Roasted Almond) and Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (Fruit and Nut), contained white worms and webs.
The food laboratory’s report states that the sample is considered unsafe under Section 3 (zz) (iii) (ix) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, due to the presence of white worms and webs.
Zacheus, taking to social media site X to post the FSI report, wrote, “It is perhaps high time that FMCG companies are made accountable and penalised for supplying unsafe food that our children consume very often! I urge people to be cautious while consuming these chocolates, especially when we give it to our innocent children.”