Drive against food adulteration
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Intensifying the drive against food adulteration, Food Safety wing of Drug and Food Control Organization inspected premises of various food business operators in Janipur, Gandhi Nagar and adjoining areas and challaned 10 food business operators under FSS Act 2006.
A team of Food Safety officers headed by Dr Parvesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety Jammu, on the directions of Commissioner, Food Safety, conducted random inspection of various food outlets including sweet shops, bakery shops and confectionery outlets in areas of High Court Road (Janipur), main stop Janipur, Naibasti, Gandhi Nagar, Digiana and Nanak Nagar.
During the drive, Gokul Sweet Shop, Parkash Di Hatti, A V Sweet Shop, Bikaner Sweet Shop, Agarwal Sweets manufacturer, Sain ji Di Hatti, Rattan Tea Stall and Vaishno Dhaba at Janipur, High Court Road, Janipur and Lakkad Mandi, Bansi Di Hatti and Premier Bakes at Industrial area, Digiana were challaned under Section 56 of Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) 2006 as sweets/food items in these establishments were being manufactured under insanitary and unhygienic conditions.
Moreover, samples of suspicious food items such as Rasgullas, Channa Murgi, Dahi, Patisa, Chocolate, Ladoo, Burfi, Toda Burfi and Malai Burfi were also lifted from Nav Durga Sweets at Digiana, Shri Anand Bhog at Nai Basti, Chib Sweets at Nanak Nagar and Ganpati Sweets (Nathus) at Gandhi Nagar and sent to the food testing laboratory for detecting adulteration.
During the inspections, the food business activities of Gokul Sweets, Parkash Di Hatti, Bikaner Sweets, Sain ji Di Hatti at Janipur and Bansi Di Hatti at Nai Basti were stopped as the infrastructures of their work shops were not satisfactory and found in insanitary conditions. Moreover, 520 kg of sweets was destroyed on spot as the same was manufactured and stored under insanitary conditions.
The team comprising Food Safety Officers, Daleep Singh, Hans Raj Andorra, Ajay Khajuria and Pervaiz Ahmed, also asked all the shopkeepers to maintain the personal hygiene, dress code and use good quality of raw material for making food items.
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