The Food Safety Commissioner has issued guidelines for food business operators in view of the spurt in demand for bakery items during the forthcoming Christmas season.
An official pressnote quoting the commissioner on Wednesday said many bakeries were using spurious raw materials and unpermitted additives and colours to make cakes, chips, and other food items. This, it said, was a criminal offence inviting punishment of six months imprisonment and up to Rs.5,00,000 as fine.
The guidelines specify the use of good quality raw materials and permitted preservatives and colours. Newspapers are not be used in the manufacture of cakes and other items and employees are to maintain cleanliness.
Violation of the guidelines would invite prosecution, the pressnote said.
Which state press note ?
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