NUMM flays suspension of food adulteration monitoring

NUMM has written a letter to the Commissioner Food Security and Standard, Dr Pallavi Jain Govil, highlighting the discrepancies related to the execution of orders and issuance of licences to the people engaged in food production

Nagrik Upbhokta Margdarshak Manch strongly criticized the stop over monitoring work on food adulteration by the Food Department and written a letter to the Commissioner Food Security and Standard, Dr Pallavi Jain Govil, highlighting the discrepancies related to the execution of orders and issuance of licences to the people engaged in food production. 

NUMM State President, Dr P G Najpandey informed that, on August 4, 2011, the Food Safety and Standard Act was imposed in the country. The State Chief Health and Medical Officers have been given authority and responsibility to issue license to control adulteration in edibles by giving additional charge, appointing them as designated officers. The time limit for the additional charge designation ended on August 4, 2016. 

The Commissioner Food Security and Standard, Dr Pallavi Jain has written a letter to the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety and Standard Authority of India, New Delhi on October 19. In this letter, it has been mentioned that the Central Government has the power under Section 91 of the FSSA 2006 to make necessary amendments in its rules and regulations. The FSSA 2006 has been implemented on August 4, 2011 in each district and the CMHOs have been appointed designated officer along with their own works. And now, time line for this charge with CMHO has expired.

As per requirement of the FSS Rules, 2011, the Department needs wholetime designated officers for the Food Safety works, who are to be recruited with the permission of the State Government. The process of recruitment of designated officers is under consideration of the State Government. However, it will take a minimum of one year to finalise recruitment and appointment in each district. Thus, it is important that the time line of designated officers, on the basis of additional charge should be extended, she demanded.

NUMM State President, Dr P G Najpandey says the two letters issued by the Commissioner have discrepancy in statements and cause some confusion. He said, the Commissioner, FSSA, Dr Pallavi Jain Govil have asserted of expiring of time line of designated officers. 

The additional charge given to CMHOs in every district and then again in next letter, she has appealed for the extension of the time line.

NUMM workers including Hardayal Dubey, Manish Sharma, Sushila Kanogia, Jawahar Jaiswal, DR Lakhera, Rammilan Sharma strongly criticized the stop over monitoring on quality standards in manufacturing of edibles and the people involved in food adulteration have got open hand.