Jun 20, 2013

JMC organises hygiene awareness camp

Jammu, June 19: To generate awareness about new Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and to improve the standards of hygiene, quality of food, ahead of Amar Nath pilgrimage, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Wednesday organized camps here at various places.
The camp was organised at Shiv Market, Railway Station Jammu for Food Business operators like Dhaba- Walas, restaurants, shopkeepers, juice shops, meat shops, Rehri and Phari walas dealing with sale of food items.
 Under the leadership of Dr. Vinod Sharma and Food Safety Officer of the concerned area shopkeepers were made aware about the hygienic conditions they have to maintain in their premises.
The eating point owners or rehri walas were directed to get their licenses or registrations from the office of the Health Officer JMC Jammu.
The cook of the eatable points or rehri walas must wear mask, apron, cap, gloves etc. They have to use only portable filter water to the customers.
The JMC officials also impressed the use of two types of covered dustbins i.e. green and blue colour to separate bio-degradable and non bio-degradable garbage.
After the awareness camp the team also visited the market and checked the eating points.
The Food Business operators assured the authorities that the irregularities will be removed within a short span of time.

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