Dehradun, August 2
Food Safety Commissioner (Uttarakhand) Ranvir Singh today said that for the full implementation of the Food Safety Act in the state, the food testing laboratory in Uttarakhand would be strengthened by procuring superior equipment and hiring more manpower.
“As the Food Safety Act (2006) lays importance on testing, the laboratory at Rudrapur would be strengthened by hiring manpower and equipment. In fact in the coming days the vacant posts in the Food Safety Commission would be filled and complete structure of the commission in Uttarakhand would be set up,” said Ranvir Singh.
He was speaking today at the three-day workshop for the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 for designated and adjudicating officers.
He also said that as the Act envisaged a role for a consumer wherein he could directly submit samples of food for testing for possible adulteration, and if proven, get a refund. “We need to spread awareness about the Act so that consumers are educated about the procedures to follow while collecting samples and then submitting them for tests,” said Singh.
While Joint Food Commissioner Piyush Singh said that for the implementation of the Act, a steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary had been constituted and since the Act came into effect in the state, fines of Rs 1,19,000 have been collected by the adjudicating officers. The commission has collected a total of 669 food samples, out of which 93 samples were found unsafe and in 61, cases have been filed in the court of adjudicating officers.
Food Safety Commissioner (Uttarakhand) Ranvir Singh today said that for the full implementation of the Food Safety Act in the state, the food testing laboratory in Uttarakhand would be strengthened by procuring superior equipment and hiring more manpower.
“As the Food Safety Act (2006) lays importance on testing, the laboratory at Rudrapur would be strengthened by hiring manpower and equipment. In fact in the coming days the vacant posts in the Food Safety Commission would be filled and complete structure of the commission in Uttarakhand would be set up,” said Ranvir Singh.
He was speaking today at the three-day workshop for the implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 for designated and adjudicating officers.
He also said that as the Act envisaged a role for a consumer wherein he could directly submit samples of food for testing for possible adulteration, and if proven, get a refund. “We need to spread awareness about the Act so that consumers are educated about the procedures to follow while collecting samples and then submitting them for tests,” said Singh.
While Joint Food Commissioner Piyush Singh said that for the implementation of the Act, a steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary had been constituted and since the Act came into effect in the state, fines of Rs 1,19,000 have been collected by the adjudicating officers. The commission has collected a total of 669 food samples, out of which 93 samples were found unsafe and in 61, cases have been filed in the court of adjudicating officers.
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