Jan 14, 2013

SMC inspects food outlets

Srinagar, Jan 13: A team of food safety officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) under the supervision of Health Officer SMC Dr Rubeena Shaheen on Sunday inspected food outlets in various areas of the summer capital
 The team inspected restaurants, dhabas, and other retail stores selling food items and checked sanitation of their premises and kitchens in Karanagar, Kaksarai Safakadal, Eidgah and Nawakadal.
 “The food establishment owners have been directed to keep their premises clean and adhere to the guidelines of FSSA 2006, which enjoins upon the food handlers to wear proper headgear, aprons and disposable gloves while handling the food items. They have also been directed to display their food licenses prominently within their premises,” a spokesperson of SMC said in a statement.
 The team of Health officers of the SMC also organized on spot registration shopkeepers and vendors in Eidgah area in Shaher-e-Khaas to bring them under the ambit of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) 2006. The registration was done in collaboration with a senior leader of Pradesh Congress.

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