Food regulator FSSAI has initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against Surya Food & Agro for using cattle feed bran in manufacturing of Priyagold biscuits and for other serious violations.
The action against Surya Food & Agro, which sells Priyagold biscuits, has been taken as it was using cattle feed bran in manufacturing of the biscuits. The sample of Dodla Dairy’s full cream milk was substandard, while pesticide residues were found in yellow raisins sold by UEIR Organic Foods. In the matter of Surya Food & Agro, the regulator found that the company was using cattle feed bran in manufacturing of Priyagold biscuits. FSSAI conducted an inspection of Surya Food & Agro following a consumer complaint. It observed serious food safety and hygiene deficiencies.
In a social media post on Saturday (October 17, 2026), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that it has “initiated legal proceedings for prosecution” against these three companies for “serious food safety violations”. Upon appeal by the company, the sample was referred to the Referral Food Laboratory, which “confirmed that the sample was unsafe due to the presence of detergent/caustic soda and substandard due to milk fat below the minimum prescribed limit.”
Now, it has initiated legal proceedings for prosecution against the company. In the case of Dodla Dairy, FSSAI found that the sample of full cream milk was substandard. A regulatory sample of ‘Full Cream Milk’ was collected from Dodla Dairy for analysis.
The Food Analyst declared the sample substandard due to non-conformity with the prescribed milk fat specifications.
FSSAI had earlier suspended the licence of Surya Food & Agro following serious non-compliances observed during inspection.
