Aug 21, 2013

JMC conducts extensive tour of city, realizes fine of Rs 2100

Jammu, Aug 20: Continuing the drive against the menace of adulteration, the sleuths of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Tuesday conducted an extensive tour of various areas to check quality of food items.
Led by Health officer, JMC, Dr. Vinod Sharma a team of Food Safety Officers, Assistant Sanitation Officers, Sanitary Inspectors and other field staff visited Bahu-Fort, Gandhi Nagar, Indira Chowk, Vikram Chowk, Nanak Nagar of the City.
The officials also realized a fine of Rs 2100 from those who were found guilty in providing quality food items to the people.
Moreover, nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
During the round citizens were advised not to smoke in the public places as it is injurious to health, a fine of Rs. 200 would be imposed to those not adhering to the norms.
All the food establishment owners including halwai shopkeepers dealing in sale of sweets and other milk products to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure & good quality of food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly halwai shopkeepers on the eve of Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi are strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients use for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.
The drive will continue and the general public is requested to co-operate with the Jammu Municipal Corporation to make the ongoing drive a success and to make Jammu city free of polythene in this summer season.

JMC’s drive against adulteration, Rs 2,100 fine realised

JAMMU: Continuing its drive against adulteration, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) inspected various food establishments and charged Rs. 2,100 as fine from defaulters.
The Health Officer of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Dr. Vinod Sharma along with a team of food safety officers, assistant sanitation officers, sanitary inspectors and other field staff conducted an extensive tour in the areas like Bahu-Fort, Gandhi Nagar, Indira Chowk, Bikram Chowk and Nanak Nagar of Jammu City to check the quality of food items. The team inspected various food establishments like Halwai shops, Dhabas, bakery shops, juice shops, cut fruit shops / Rehris, ice cream units, etc. and compounding fee of Rs. 2,100 was also realised from defaulters.
Moreover nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of Jammu city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
All the food establishment owners including Halwais, shopkeepers dealing in sale of swetmeats and other milk products were asked to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure and good quality food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly Halwai shopkeepers on the Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi, were strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients used for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.

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