A video showing a candy being prepared in an unhygienic factory setup is being shared on social media, attributing it to India.
Sharing the video, Codex India wrote, “Next time you buy candy, make sure it’s not made in India. In fact, avoid anything with ‘Made in India’ on the label.” (Archived India)
Next time you buy candy, make sure it’s not made in India. In fact, avoid anything with “Made in India” on the label. pic.twitter.com/OPHjN1kwcy
— Codex_Indîa (@Codex_India6) December 6, 2025
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Fact Check
In our fact check research we took keyframes from the video and ran a reverse image search. This led to us to a TikTok page Smartest Workers who had posted this video.
We also found the same video posted on the Smartest Workers Instagram page on November 1, 2025. Several similar videos showing workers wearing kurta and salwar inside a factory were also shared there.
Next, in the video, we saw a yellow-colored pouch on which “VTF Banaspati” was written. After searching on Google, we found out that VTF Banaspati is a premium cooking fat produced in Pakistan by Eva Foods.
Eva Foods is a Karachi-based Pakistani company, formerly known as Shujabad Agro Industries (Pvt) Ltd., that operates in the edible-oil industry.
In the same frame, we also spotted a yellow container with some text inscribed in Urdu. We took a screengrab and translated it using Google Translate, which read ‘Dalda Banaspati.’
Additionally, a reverse image search led us to a Grocer App website where we found the same container with the same logo as in the video. Grocer App is a delivery service in Pakistan, similar to Blinkit and Zepto in India, and the same Dalda product is available there.
Further in the video, we spotted a product wrapper or advertisement with a visible text “SHAN” pasted on the wall. A keyword search for Shan took us to a Shan Foods website, which is a well-known Pakistani spice brand.
Moreover, with reverse image search of the poster, we also found an Instagram page named Shan Banaspati, where we saw some of its products with the same logo and design as seen in the video, confirming that the poster pasted on the wall in the video belongs to the Pakistan-based company.
In conclusion, the video showing candy preparation in an unhygienic factory set up is from Pakistan. The claim linking the video to India is misleading.
| Claim | The viral video shows an unhygienic candy-making factory in India. |
| Claimed by | Codex India |
| Fact check | The video is not from India. It shows candy preparation in a factory in Pakistan, making the claim linking it to India misleading. |
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