The Assam government through an order has withdrawn the ban on manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water in the State.
After careful perusal of all relevant records pertaining to the ban on Niyor Packaged Drinking Water and subsequent improvement of quality of the product as per analysis report of the Food Analyst, Assam, the prohibition notification has been withdrawn recently, a government release said here on Friday.
As per the analysis report issued by the Food Analyst, Assam, the sample was declared unsafe under Section 3 (1) (zz) of Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, as it contained fluoride higher than the maximum permissible limit of 1.0 mg/L as laid down in Regulation 2.10.8 of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Additives) Regulations, 2011, the release said.
Subsequently, the Commissioner of Food Safety, Assam, had issued a prohibition notification on July 27 last against M/s Blue Bell Enterprise, Kajolichoki, of Chanrapur under Kamrup (Metropolitan) District and prohibited its manufacture, storage, distribution and sale in Assam initially for a period of 30 days.
Thereafter, the Designated Officer, Kamrup (Metropolitan), served improvement notice to M/s Blue Bell Enterprise, Kajolichoki, the release said.
After necessary steps were taken, the sample of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water was drawn and sent for further analysis to the Food Analyst who was of the opinion that the sample of Niyor Packaged Drinking Water conformed to the prescribed standards, it added.
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