Chandigarh, October 11
In view of the festive season, teams of the UT Health Department today conducted raids at around a dozen sweets shops in the city and destroyed sweets and other items in quintals.
The drive was meant to issue directions to the sweets shop owners to adhere to the food safety guidelines else strict action will be taken against them.
The drive was conducted under the supervision of Additional Secretary (Health) SK Setia.
The health officials issued challans to the owners of two sweets shops in Mani Majra, including the owner of Panna Halwai and Shivam Sweets in Mani Majra after unhygienic conditions were found in their shops during the raid.
Raids were also conducted at sweets shops in Pulsora, Ram Darbar, Industrial Area and Darua village. A total of four teams were designated for the purpose to raid various sweets shops.
The team also raided Chandigarh sweets in Darua village and Aggarwal sweets in the same area.
Infected almonds were destroyed at Aggarwal Sweets and directions were issued to the owner to adhere to food safety standards. Barfi with excess synthetic colour and flies were also detected at various shops and instructions were then issued and sweets destroyed.
The team destroyed 15 kg ‘rasgullas’ and another 10 kg of sweets at the shops.
Around 50 kg of sweets, found to be cooked in unhygienic conditions, were also destroyed during a raid at Gobind Sweets in Ram Darbar.
As the festive season takes off, the Food Safety Cell of the UT Health Department is keeping an eye on all major sweet manufacturers in the city.
Under Epidemic Diseases Act, u/s 2, health officials are empowered to take immediate steps to ensure safety of residents by taking precautionary measures. Health officials are empowered to destroy food articles on-the-spot, which are exposed to dust and flies and prepared in unhygienic conditions.
The department has further warned the shop owners of action if they fail to maintain hygiene in future.
As per the Food Safety and Standards Act, cases of adulteration and labelling fall under the categories of substandard and misbranded food, while the use of synthetic and major adulterated products, including harmful chemicals fall under the unsafe category.
“The surprise checks will continue till the end of the festive season” said a food inspector.
CRACKING THE WHIP
Health officials issued challans to the owners of two sweets shops in Mani Majra.
Raids were also conducted at sweets shops in Pulsora, Ram Darbar, Industrial Area and Darua village.
The drive was conducted under the supervision of Additional Secretary (Health) SK Setia.
In view of the festive season, teams of the UT Health Department today conducted raids at around a dozen sweets shops in the city and destroyed sweets and other items in quintals.
The drive was meant to issue directions to the sweets shop owners to adhere to the food safety guidelines else strict action will be taken against them.
The drive was conducted under the supervision of Additional Secretary (Health) SK Setia.
The health officials issued challans to the owners of two sweets shops in Mani Majra, including the owner of Panna Halwai and Shivam Sweets in Mani Majra after unhygienic conditions were found in their shops during the raid.
Raids were also conducted at sweets shops in Pulsora, Ram Darbar, Industrial Area and Darua village. A total of four teams were designated for the purpose to raid various sweets shops.
The team also raided Chandigarh sweets in Darua village and Aggarwal sweets in the same area.
Infected almonds were destroyed at Aggarwal Sweets and directions were issued to the owner to adhere to food safety standards. Barfi with excess synthetic colour and flies were also detected at various shops and instructions were then issued and sweets destroyed.
The team destroyed 15 kg ‘rasgullas’ and another 10 kg of sweets at the shops.
Around 50 kg of sweets, found to be cooked in unhygienic conditions, were also destroyed during a raid at Gobind Sweets in Ram Darbar.
As the festive season takes off, the Food Safety Cell of the UT Health Department is keeping an eye on all major sweet manufacturers in the city.
Under Epidemic Diseases Act, u/s 2, health officials are empowered to take immediate steps to ensure safety of residents by taking precautionary measures. Health officials are empowered to destroy food articles on-the-spot, which are exposed to dust and flies and prepared in unhygienic conditions.
The department has further warned the shop owners of action if they fail to maintain hygiene in future.
As per the Food Safety and Standards Act, cases of adulteration and labelling fall under the categories of substandard and misbranded food, while the use of synthetic and major adulterated products, including harmful chemicals fall under the unsafe category.
“The surprise checks will continue till the end of the festive season” said a food inspector.
CRACKING THE WHIP
Health officials issued challans to the owners of two sweets shops in Mani Majra.
Raids were also conducted at sweets shops in Pulsora, Ram Darbar, Industrial Area and Darua village.
The drive was conducted under the supervision of Additional Secretary (Health) SK Setia.
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