| 50 establishments checked, 12 booked, samples lifted, Rs. 23000 fine imposed | | FCS&CA, LMD, DFCO deptts conduct market checking | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 3: Intensifying drive on the eve of upcoming Deepawali festival, a joint team of officers of Legal Metrology, Food Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs and Drug and Food Control Organisation conducted extensive checking of traders dealing with different trades which are being sold during festival season.
The team headed by Amit Sharma Director Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and comprising of Dy Director Joginder Jasrotia, Manoj Prabhakar Dy Controller, Ajay Verma Asstt Controller Dr Parvesh Asstt Commissioner , Asstt Director Z.A.Kaifi along with Inspectors visited Ragunath Bazar, Big Bazar and Wave Mall and inspected traders dealing with sale of dry fruits, gift items, sweets shops, readymade garments, food marts and other establishments attracting the consumers on festival eve. The President of the Raghunath Bazaar association and other officers bearers were directed to keep a vigil on their members so that no unethical sale of any item is made to cheat the gullible consumers.
The LMD team also booked Bikano & Real Juice manufacturer at Big Bazaar for flooding the market with deceptive packages to lure the consumers by way of big sizes of gift packs and booked other 9 traders under different provisions of Legal Metrology law. Two establishments were challaned by Food Safety Officer for not maintain cleanliness and sample of sweets were also lifted to check the quality. The team also conducted thorough inspections of retail outlets at Wave Mall to check the pricing of eatables at these eateries and instructions were conveyed to keep the places in hygienic condition. |
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