Jammu & Kashmir FDA Issues Public Health Advisory Against Unsafe "New Fast Tea"

The Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) of Jammu & Kashmir has issued a public health advisory urging consumers not to purchase or consume "Dust Tea (Premium Instant Mix Tea)" marketed under the brand "New Fast Tea," Batch No. 10. The product was declared unsafe by the National Food Laboratory (NFL), Ghaziabad, after being found to contain prohibited synthetic food colors, Tartrazine and Sunset Yellow, violating the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. A prohibition order has been issued for the sale and distribution of the affected batch within District Pulwama.