*12 booked for violations, Rs 23000 fine imposed
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 3: Intensifying drive on the eve of upcoming Deepawali festival, a joint team of officers of Legal Metrology, Food Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) and Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO) conducted extensive checking of traders dealing with different items and realized a fine of Rs 23000 from the erring traders.
The team headed by Amit Sharma, Director, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and comprising of Deputy Director, Joginder Jasrotia, Manoj Prabhakar (Deputy Controller), Ajay Verma (Assistant Controller), Dr Parvesh, Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Director, Z A Kaifi along with Inspectors visited Ragunath Bazar, Big Bazar and Wave Mall and inspected traders dealing with sale of dry fruits, gift items, sweets shops, readymade garments, food marts and other establishments attracting the consumers on festival eve.
The president of the Ragunath Bazar Association and other officers bearers were directed to keep a vigil on their members so that no unethical sale of any item is made to cheat the gullible consumers.
The LMD team booked Bikano and Real Juice manufacturer at Big Bazar for flooding the market with deceptive packages to lure the consumers by way of big sizes of gift packs, The team also booked other 9 traders under different provisions of Legal Metrology law.
Two establishments were challaned by Food Safety Officer for not maintaining cleanliness and sample of sweets were also lifted to check the quality. The team also conducted thorough inspections of retail outlets at Wave Mall to check the pricing of eatables at these eateries and instructions were conveyed to keep the places in hygienic condition.
The Director emphasized that weight of the box shall not be included with the sale of sweets and directions were also passed to display rate list at the prominent place for the information of purchaser and any unethical or restrictive trade practice if found will be dealt strictly in accordance with law.
“All the Dry fruit owners shall display rates and net contents on all boxes so that consumer can co-relate the net contents viz a viz the price of the said packages and no practice of overcharging shall be there”, he added.
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