Tamil Nadu: Shop owner claims to cure Corona virus with Mysurpa, FSSAI cancels licence

Chennai, July 9 (HS). The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of a sweet-shop owner at Chinniyampalayam area in Coimbatore district after its owner claimed that Corona virus can be cured in just a day by consuming the ‘herbal Mysurpa’ prepared at his shop.

FSSAI officials conducted a raid on the sweet-shop and filed a case against Sriram, shop owner, under Section 53 (the penalty for misleading advertisement) and Section 61 (punishment for false information) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

FSSAI officials also seized 120 Kg of Mysurpa from the shop, which is estimated to be worth around Rs 1 lakh. Besides, the officials have collected some samples of the product for sample testing.

The shop owner Sriram claimed that Mysurpa was made of 16 types of herbs that can cure COVID-19. The shop made good deal of profits by selling a kg of Mysurpa at about Rs 800 per kg. He sold 50 gramme of Mysurpa for Rs 50.

Sriram released an advertisement to direct consumers on the intake of ‘Mysoorpa’. Each bite of the sweet must be chewed 13 times inside the mouth, with lips closed, then swallow. For children, the dose level will be half of the size, the advertisement added. Sriram claimed that the bitter taste of herbs would become sweeter as immunity improves. He, through the advertisement, advised people to take the dosage of his ‘Mysoorpa’ for three days-4 pieces in one day. The advertisement further stated that people with no symptoms can also consume the sweet to boost immunity.