Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 25: The Department of Drugs and Food Control Organisation today initiated a ten days special drive against milk adulteration after receiving complaints from consumers.
In a statement, the department said that during the initial three days of drive 56 samples have been collected for further legal action and four quintals of milk were found unfit for consumption by virtue of on spot testing using mobile food testing. “15 cases have been filed before the competent court against various Food Business operators for violation of different provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act,” the statement reads
The statement added that Commissioner Food & Drugs Administration Shakeel-Ul-Rehman has warned Food Business operators against the sale of food articles whose date of best before or expiry has surpassed. “Consumers can file their complaint on phone Nos. 2495191 & 7006348780,” it reads.
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