Stern action against users of contaminated ice

A meeting of the District Development Committee has decided to take stern action against companies adding toxic chemicals during the production of ice and those found using such contaminated ice blocks. District Collector P.I. Sheikh Pareeth, who presided over the meeting, said health squads would be asked to submit reports once in three months.

Ineffective drives

The meeting came to a conclusion that inspections being carried out by the food safety wing to ensure the quality of ice and drinking water were not effective.

It was pointed out that the health department could not absolve itself from the responsibility of quality compliance by citing that the food safety wing was conducting its own inspection drives. The participants of the meeting said delay in taking stringent action would lead to serious consequences. The collector said show-cause notices would be served on all officials of the food safety department who failed to attend the meeting.