Aug 8, 2013

JMC holds awareness camp for shopkeepers

JAMMU: To generate awareness about new Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and rules and regulations 2011 to improve the standards of hygiene, quality of food etc. Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Wednesday organised an awareness camp at CPO Ustad Mohalla for food business operators.
Health Officer JMC, Dr. Vinod Sharma and Food Safety Officer of the concerned area made shopkeepers aware about hygienic conditions they have to maintain in their premises.
The eating point owners/rehriwalas are directed to get their licences/registrations from the Office of the Health Officer JMC Jammu.
Dr Vinod advised the cooks of the eating joints/rehriwalas to wear mask, apron, cap, gloves, use only portable filter water to the customers, use two types of covered dustbins i.e. green and blue colour to separate biodegradable and non-biodegradable garbage and use soap and running water for cleaning of utensils.
The team also visited the market and checked the eating joints and made customers aware of precautions to be taken before eating or buying anything from the eating joints they are requested to check everything in advance. The food business operators assured the authorities that the irregularities be removed within a short span of time.

JMC organises awareness camp to improve quality of food
Jammu Tawi, August 7
To generate awareness about new Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 and rules and regulations 2011 to improve the standards of hygiene, quality of food. The JMC organised
a awareness camp at CPO Ustad Mohalla on Wednesday for Food Business operators like dhabas walas,
restaurants, karyana shopkeepers, juice shops, meat shops, rehri and phari walas dealing with sale of food items, the undersigned Dr Vinod Sharma and Food Safety Officer of the concerned area aware the shopkeepers about the hygienic conditions they have to maintain in their premises.
The eating point owners, rehriwalas are directed to get their licenses, registrations from the Office of the Health Officer JMC Jammu. The cook of the eatable points, rehriwalas must wear mask, apron, cap, gloves etc. They have to use only portable filter water to the customers.
After the awareness camp the team also visited the
market and checked the
eating points and the customers also aware that before eating or buying anything from the eatable points they are requested to check every thing in advance.

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