Early Times Report
Jammu, July 22: A drive against menace of adulteration in commonly used food items on the eve of ongoing Shri Amarnath Yatra, holy month of Ramzan and forth coming festival of Eid was launched today by the team of Health & Sanitation wing of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) under the supervision of Dr Mohd Saleem Khan Health Officer JMC, on the directions of Commissioner JMC.
Teams inspected various food establishments like Hotel, Restaurants, Meat & Chicken shops, Provisional stores, Bakery Shops, Food Stalls, Sabzi Vendors, Fruit Juice Corners / vendors , Tea Stalls, Ice Cream Corners, etc. at Jewel, Below Gumat, Jammu Haat, Gujjar Nagar, Talab Khatikan, Bikram Chowk, Gandhi Nagar, Nai Basti etc. of Jammu city.
During the drive approximately 200 litres of Jaljeera and 10 Kgs of cut fruits were destroyed on spot which was found not fit for human consumption. Team also seized about 15 Kgs of Polythene carry bags. A fine of Rs 5900 was imposed on defaulters.
During the round 08 person were booked under COTP Act 2003 and a fine of Rs 1000 was imposed as penalty from the defaulters and citizens were also advised not to smoke in public places as it is injurious to health. |
