Amritsar, September 15
The Health Department has issued fresh instructions to all food joints in the city to get them registered and obtain licences under the Food Safety Act. The department convened a meeting of owners of hotels, restaurants, and representatives of the Halwai Union to pass on the message.
The instructions were issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, which became operational in the state after August 8, 2011.
Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra said it had been seen that not all food businesses had shown interest in getting these registered or obtaining licences as per the law.
“Those who have still not followed the orders have been asked to do so at the earliest. If the businesses failed to respond now, strict action would be initiated.”
District Health Officer Dr Shivkaran Singh Kahlon said all food businesses, including temporary stalls and karyana stores selling food ingredients, were required to register themselves.
“The food businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 12 lakh are required to register, while those establishments with annual turnover exceeding Rs 12 lakh are required to obtain a licence,” said Kahlon.
The guidelines are also binding on those distributing foods at religious or social gatherings. Even those engaged in the activities related to manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, import, catering are required to get registered or obtain licences as per the procedure.
Kahlon said, “The waiters and cooks working at all these eateries would also be asked to submit their medical examination reports. This is in view of several diseases that might be transmitted to the people eating at these places.”
The Health Department has issued fresh instructions to all food joints in the city to get them registered and obtain licences under the Food Safety Act. The department convened a meeting of owners of hotels, restaurants, and representatives of the Halwai Union to pass on the message.
The instructions were issued under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, which became operational in the state after August 8, 2011.
Civil Surgeon Dr Yash Mitra said it had been seen that not all food businesses had shown interest in getting these registered or obtaining licences as per the law.
“Those who have still not followed the orders have been asked to do so at the earliest. If the businesses failed to respond now, strict action would be initiated.”
District Health Officer Dr Shivkaran Singh Kahlon said all food businesses, including temporary stalls and karyana stores selling food ingredients, were required to register themselves.
“The food businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 12 lakh are required to register, while those establishments with annual turnover exceeding Rs 12 lakh are required to obtain a licence,” said Kahlon.
The guidelines are also binding on those distributing foods at religious or social gatherings. Even those engaged in the activities related to manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, import, catering are required to get registered or obtain licences as per the procedure.
Kahlon said, “The waiters and cooks working at all these eateries would also be asked to submit their medical examination reports. This is in view of several diseases that might be transmitted to the people eating at these places.”
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