Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 19: Continuing with the drive to ensure availability of quality wholesome sweets and dry fruits during Deewali festivity to the consumer at large, a team of the Food Safety Officers carried out inspections of Food Business operators dealing with Khoya, Sweet shops and dry fruits and lifted samples of eatables from famous outlets including M/s Walmart Best Price Toph Sherkhania. "The team also restrained the sale of 67 kg Khoya and 117 Kg Kaju till a satisfactory report from the Food Analyst is received, an official said According to spokesperson, a team comprising Daleep Singh, Jai Inder Singh, Hans Raj and Ajay Khajuria under the supervision of Sanjeev Kumar, Asstt Controller Food ,(MLJ) , Drugs & Food Control Organization, J&K, Jammu carried out inspections of Food Business operators dealing with Khoya and Sweet shops in the area of Raghunath Bazar, Parade, Kachi chowni and Toph Sherkhania. "Eight samples of various Food articles Such as Khoya , Kalakhand, Rasgulla , Milk Cake , Ladoo and dry Fruits (Kaju ) have been lifted from the vendors namely M/s Daulat Ram & Sons, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu M/s V.K.Gupta, Raghunath Bazar, Jammu , M/s Shiv Khoya Bhander, Raghunath Pura, Jammu , M/s Krossway Sweet Shop, Kachi Chowni, M/s Nek Ram, Sabzi Mandi, Parade, Jammu and M/s Walmart Best Price Toph Sherkhania which later were sent to the Food Testing laboratory for due analysis, official added.
He also said that sale of 67 kg Khoya and 117 Kg Kaju have been stopped till satisfactory report from the Food Analyst is received. Besides this 06 kgs of decomposed khoya was destroyed on spot. The officials also directed all the Food Business operators dealing with Khoya to procure and sell the standard quality Khoya to the Halwais. All the consumers are hereby also informed that in case of any compliant regarding the quality of the food article or having information regarding unscrupulous elements engaged in Procuring/selling substandard/unsafe food articles , they can lodged a compliant on the helpline Number 0191-2538527, 9419191357 & 9419105077. |
