Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) launched a drive against menace of adulteration in commonly used food items during ongoing Shri Amarnath Yatra, holy month of Ramzan and forthcoming Eid festival.
The team of Health and Sanitation wing of JMC under the supervision of Dr Mohammad Saleem Khan, Health Officer, JMC on the directions of Commissioner JMC inspected various food establishments like hotels, restaurants, meat and chicken shops, provisional stores, bakery shops, food stalls, vegetable vendors, fruit juice corners/vendors, tea stalls and ice-cream corners at Jewel, Below Gumat, Jammu Haat, Gujjar Nagar, Talab Khatikan, Bikram Chowk, Gandhi Nagar and Nai Basti areas.
The team destroyed 200 litres of jaljeera and 10 kilograms of cut fruits, which was found unfit for human consumption. The team also seized about 15 kilograms of polythene carry bags. A fine of Rs 5,900 was imposed on defaulters.
During the drive, 8 persons were booked under COTP Act 2003 and a fine of Rs 1,000 was imposed as penalty on the defaulters and citizens.
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