Two individuals from a recycling company have been arrested in Thane district for allegedly repackaging expired products, including food items, for resale in the market, according to reports.

The Thane city police raided two godowns in the Dahisar area of Shil-Daighar and seized 200 tonnes of expired goods, an official said. The cops acted on a tip-off that a recycling company was engaged in bringing expired products back into the market instead of destroying them. Two raids uncovered a stockpile of nearly 200 tonnes of expired goods, initially dispatched by an e-commerce company for safe destruction, that were being repacked and stored for resale.

The stock included food grains, cereals, flour, sugar, rice, dry fruits, toilet cleaners, sanitary pads, washing powders, and branded soaps. Labels on these products were deliberately torn, and the items were repacked in plastic and gunny bags to be sold in Bhiwandi and surrounding areas, officials reportedly stated.