While the sizzling summer continues to trouble citizens, there is urgent need to check the quality of street food that is sold in the city. The sale of mango ras too has picked up. However, many vendors continue to sell adulterated ras and artificially ripened mangoes despite repeated warnings. Also flouting norms are stalls selling street food.
To ensure sale of hygienic food at the stalls, the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday raided the premises of vendors selling food on streets and stalls selling mango juice across the city. The officials checked if the mango ras sold to citizens was as per the standards of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
The health officials of all the six zones conducted a major health check at various mango markets and stalls in their zones. The team of health officers was equipped with vans of estate department to seize adulterated food. They raided various small and large vendors of mangoes and also popular food stalls and eating joints in places like Nehrunagar, Paldi, Maninagar, among others.
During the check, the officials found that many of the vendors were selling adulterated mango ras and mango milkshakes. They collected samples of the mango ras from 11 such vendors and sent them to physical health laboratory for testing. 249 mango stalls in different zones were checked and a whopping 1,531 kg of artificially ripened mango and adulterated mango ras was destroyed by officials.
Many mango vendors were found using carbide powder for ripening the mangoes. The officials seized a total of 67.8 kg of carbide powder from different vendors. A total amount Rs2.18 lakh was collected as administrative charge. Also, 235 vendors were served notices to maintain hygiene in and around their food stalls.
To ensure sale of hygienic food at the stalls, the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday raided the premises of vendors selling food on streets and stalls selling mango juice across the city. The officials checked if the mango ras sold to citizens was as per the standards of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
The health officials of all the six zones conducted a major health check at various mango markets and stalls in their zones. The team of health officers was equipped with vans of estate department to seize adulterated food. They raided various small and large vendors of mangoes and also popular food stalls and eating joints in places like Nehrunagar, Paldi, Maninagar, among others.
During the check, the officials found that many of the vendors were selling adulterated mango ras and mango milkshakes. They collected samples of the mango ras from 11 such vendors and sent them to physical health laboratory for testing. 249 mango stalls in different zones were checked and a whopping 1,531 kg of artificially ripened mango and adulterated mango ras was destroyed by officials.
Many mango vendors were found using carbide powder for ripening the mangoes. The officials seized a total of 67.8 kg of carbide powder from different vendors. A total amount Rs2.18 lakh was collected as administrative charge. Also, 235 vendors were served notices to maintain hygiene in and around their food stalls.
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