Mumbai man feeds 3-year-old daughter kaju katli, finds stapler pin inside

Palav said he had purchased a 500-gram box of kaju katli from Tewari Bros. Mithaiwala, opposite the Opera House in Mumbai, on July 29. “When I was about to feed one of the sweets to my 3-year-old daughter, I noticed something unusual. On closer inspection, I found a corroded metal pin embedded inside one of the sweets,” he said.

“It was only by chance that I spotted it before she ate it. The consequences could have been extremely serious,” he said.

 

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The complainant also took the kaju katli box to the Charni Road outlet of the Tewari Bros. Mithaiwala and later filed a formal complaint with the FDA, which has long been inspecting eateries in Maharashtra to ensure their compliance with food safety norms.

FDA raids Tewari Bros. Mithaiwala: What it found

Following the complaint, a team of FDA officials inspected the Tewari Bros. Mithaiwala on Monday. During the inspection, officials allegedly found hygiene-related lapses, The Indian Express has learnt. Officials also collected a sample of kaju katli for laboratory testing and suspended its FSSAI licence.

“We have taken a sample for testing and suspended the licence,” an official said.

Another official said it was too early to conclude how the corroded stapler pin had ended up in the box of sweets.

“Prima facie, we cannot be sure what the matter is. It could also be an attempt to blackmail them; we do not know yet. We are trying to determine how a rusty stapler pin made its way into the box of sweets,” the official said.