Patanjali Foods ordered to recall wheat flour batch in Kottayam over pesticide residue
Kottayam food-safety authorities directed Patanjali Foods to recall a specific wheat flour batch after chlorpyrifos residue exceeded the permitted limit. The company said the issue is confined to one batch and is not expected to materially affect operations beyond the batch value.
Patanjali Foods was ordered by Kottayam food-safety authorities to recall a wheat flour batch after chlorpyrifos residues exceeded permitted limits. The company said the issue is limited to one batch and should not materially affect operations, aside from the batch value.
Why this matters
The recall adds an operational issue after Patanjali Foods shares recently fell 15% to a 52-week low, then declined 17% and 20% in subsequent sessions as the company denied undisclosed events.
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