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JMC continues drive against adulteration
10/12/2011 10:10:19 PM
Early Times Report
JAMMU, October 12 : Under instructions of S C Sawheny Commissioner Municipal Corporation Jammu, the Health Officer of Jammu Municipal Corporation alongwith team of Food Safety Officers continued drive to check the quality of food items especially in view of forthcoming festivals of Karwa Chowth and Diwali and inspected about 110 food establishments like sweet shops / workshops, resturants / dabhas, fruit juice corners, meat shops, tea stalls, cooked food reharies, bakery shops, confectionary shops, paan shops etc. in the areas of Bikram Chowk, Satwari, Canal Road, Talab Tillo, Akhnoor Road, Roop Nagar, Paloura, Janipur New Plot etc.

During the inspection 26defaulters were booked under the provisions of J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000. An amount of Rs. 11800.00 (Rupees eleven thousand eight hundred) was charged as fine from the defaulters. About 100 Kgs of Sub- Standard / unwholesome sweets, phenies, bakery products, stale cooked food which were not fit for human consumption and about 60 kgs of momos prepared under unhygienic condition were also destroyed on spot. The team also destroyed 50 pieces of chipped crockery during the inspection of tea stalls.

Further, all the food establishment owners were made aware about the enforcement of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 in place of PFA Act, 1954 and to follow the guide lines regarding the hygienic conditions required to be satisfied as per new Act. They were also asked to strictly adhere to the rules laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure and good quality of food items to the customers.
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