Food safety officials inspecting a hotel near the Government Botanical
Garden in Udhagamandalam on Tuesday
Beginning Tuesday, officials of the Tamil Nadu Food
Safety and Drug Administration Department have started going round
various parts of Ooty to enhance awareness about the role of hygiene and
sanitation in enhancing the prestige of this popular holiday
destination.
Objective
The
Officer-in-Charge of Food Safety, R.V. Ravi, told The Hindu here on
Wednesday that the objective of the exercise was to ensure that
hoteliers and dealers of various kinds of food items do not give any
room for complaints from the tourists who have started arriving here in
droves.
Adverting to instructions issued by the
district administration to enlist the cooperation of the trading
community in safeguarding the health of the tourists, Dr. Ravi said that
no one should exploit the tourist season to make a fast buck.
During
the surprise inspections carried out since Tuesday some of the
shopkeepers were found to be selling various items, including cooking
oil and water bottles, which were time barred.
Stating
that they have been cautioned, he said that vigil has also been stepped
up to prevent sale of artificially ripened fruits. He added that
surprise checks would also be carried out in residential schools,
colleges, hostels, marriage halls etc. Erring establishments would be
referred to the appropriate authority for action.
The campaign would in a phased manner be extended to other parts of the district.
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