Food Safety team lifts samples for analysis

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: A Food Safety team led by Dr Parvesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Jammu lifted the milk samples for analysis from various shops.
The team also comprised of Food Safety Officers namely Ajay Khajuria, Jai Inder, Hans Raj and Daleep Singh.
The milk samples were lifted for analysis from Jandial Cheese Corner, Sunil Cheese Corner and Gupta Milk Shop Sarwal.
The team also inspected the kitchens of Old Age Home Ambphalla and asked the management to provide nutritious and hygiene food to all old age members. The team also conducted inspection in Fruit Mandi Narwal and checked licences of the firms whether they have attained or not. The samples were lifted to analyze the agents of ripening of the fruits such as calcium carbide.
The team also conducted inspections in the food courts at City Square Mall and Dominos at Dogra Chowk. The team challaned Nai Delhi Fast Food Corner at Trikuta Nagar for lack of infrastructure and stopped its commercial activities.
Later, the team inspected Bar Bieque Nation at Greater Jammu and lifted samples of items which were without labeling and sent them to lab for analysis. Samples were also lifted from spices units from Shikara and Lajwab Spices at Gangyal. The team inspected the shops at Aquaf Market and asked them to improve their hygiene conditions.
Earlier, a workshop-cum-awareness programme was organized at Channi Himmat for food business operators. More than 50 business operators participated. They were told about FSS Act and asked to maintain norms as per act right from personal hygiene to hygiene level of cooking, processing of kitchen level along with serving to customers.

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