Imphal, December 05 2013: Ban imposed on sale of canned fish brand called Sea Cherry Mackerels Sowkar (in brine) has reportedly been revoked by the Health Department's Food Safety Commissioner.
Informing about the revocation of the ban, Karnataka-based Ms Sowkar Canning Company's PRO Nataraj Kanjod said the company has overhauled its production process with strict emphasis on maintaining quality control of the food item.
Conveying that the ban was officially lifted on November 30 and pledging to adhere to prescribed food safety norms, he said the canned fish brand would be released to the market within 10 days.
According to Manipur agent/trader of the company Yengkhom Jitenchandra Singh sale of Sea Cherry Mackerels Sowkar was banned under the Food Safety Standards Act 2006 .
Consequent to intimation to the manufacturer about the ban the company overhauled its production/canning system to comply with food safety norms, added the agent.
The revocation order issued by the Principal Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Dr Suhel Akhtar, who is also the Commissioner of Food Safety stated that lifting the ban is subject to the 'conditions that the new batch of the product shall fulfil as the requisite conditions prescribed by the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 and its Rules and Regulation, 2012 .
The canned fish brand was seized from Ms Y Krishna & Sons of Nipa Keithel in March this year as the food product was found rotten and unfit for human consumption.
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