Goa’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has destroyed 2,450 kg of chicken after finding violations of food safety rules during two inspections in South Goa. A consignment of 700 kg chicken worth Rs 1.36 lakh was brought from Delhi in thermocol boxes for about 36 hours, even though there was no required temperature control system.
The FDA destroyed another 1,750 kg of chicken in cold storage in Varna. The meat was neither properly labeled nor had any record of its purchase. State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane informed about the procedure on Wednesday, November 11. He said the purpose of the inspection was to ensure that unsafe meat products do not reach consumers.
700 kg of chicken was caught from Margaon railway station
The FDA seized this consignment of 700 kg chicken from South Goa’s Madgaon railway station on Tuesday. According to Rane, the chicken was brought from Delhi in thermocol boxes, which did not have any necessary temperature control system. The cargo remained in transit for about 36 hours before it was intercepted by authorities. The price of this meat was Rs 1,36,500. Rane said the food business operator agreed to destroy the consignment in the interest of public health.
An additional 1,750 kg of chicken was destroyed in Verna Cold Storage
During another inspection, FDA officials checked a cold storage unit located in Varna and destroyed 1,750 kg of chicken from there. The department took this action because the meat kept there had neither proper labeling nor any record of purchase. These were two separate inspections in South Goa, in which officials found violations of rules related to both transportation and storage of chickens.
Protecting the health and safety of every Goan is our priority. The FDA has intensified inspections in ways and means to prevent unsafe meat products from reaching consumers.
At Margao railway station, a vehicle carrying 700 kg of chicken worth ₹1,36,500 transported from Delhi in thermocol boxes without required temperature control was stopped. The consignment was in transit for approximately 36 hours. The food business operator undertook to destroy it in the interest of public health.
In a separate investigation at a cold storage unit in Varna, 1,750 kg of chicken was also destroyed due to lack of proper labeling and purchase records.
Our surveillance across Goa will be strict with strict action against unsafe food handling and practices that endanger public health.
#HealthyGoa #FoodSafety
— Viswajit Rane (@visrane) November 11, 2026
Food safety checks have been intensified in Goa
Rane said the FDA has intensified inspections in Margo and Varna to prevent unsafe meat products from reaching the consumer market. He said in his post on social media platform ‘X’ that protecting the health and safety of every citizen of Goa is our priority. The minister also said that the government would take strict action against unsafe food, which could pose a threat to public health. These two investigations resulted in the destruction of 2,450 kilograms of chicken. This procedure includes goods seized during transit and stock otherwise found in cold storage facilities.
