Mar 18, 2016
Water tankers under the scanner
With summer peaking, the requirement of water has increased manifold.
Food Safety officials have begun to check the quality of water being distributed in the city.
With summer peaking, the requirement of water has increased manifold. About 1,000 loads get transported a day, and nearly 75 per cent of it comes into the city.
The Food Safety officials said they were testing the quality of the sources, and only 15 sources were available from which drinking water could be sourced. Hence, they were checking for unauthorised sources of water, said Assistant Commissioner for Ernakulam Shibu K.V.
“We will be checking the quality of water in the tankers too to find the source of water,” he said.
The transportation of drinking water was streamlined to a certain extent about two years ago when Health officials found most of the water tanker lorries carrying water with varying degrees of e-coli and coliform bacteria contamination, and unhygienic sources from which the tankers were filled. The district administration had then taken up the task of identifying the sources from where drinking water could be transported and had prescribed rules to be followed by the transporters.
“Water transporters are said to be taking water from private wells too where there is enough water,” Mr. Shibu said. “The transporters have been told to undertake proper chlorination process,” he said. “The transporters have to filter and chlorinate the water before transportation. If the water is kept for at least two hours after chlorination, all the bacteria can be removed. Mostly it is improper chlorination that gives results with e-coli contamination,” he added.
Fruit traders warned against chemical use
Sources in the Food Safety Department said that their officials had cautioned the Koyembedu fruit traders against using chemical sprays to artificially ripen fruits. The officials were also in the process of putting up caution notices in the market complexe
Chennai:
A day after DTNext carried a report, “Bananas Sweeter in City, not safe,” the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSA) officials quickly swung into action and raided the Koyambedu market complex and other fruit shops in the city.
The report had stated that fruit traders were using chemical sprays largely to ripen fruits to earn quick money. Doctors warned that consuming such chemically laced fruits would create health complications.
On Thursday, the artificially ripened fruits and chemicals disappeared from the market complex. When DTNext spoke to a wholesale trader on the use of chemicals, he said that they had been warned against using such chemical items today. “We learnt that we will face legal action if we used ethylene sprays to ripen fruits,” the trader said.
When contacted, R Kathiravan, Designated Officer (FSSA), Chennai, said, “We are planning more raids in the city in view of the onset of early summer and people’s desire to consume more fruits during the season,” he said.
Making street food safe in country’s cleanest city
(Above) Students at a stall on adulterated food, put up at CFTRI in Mysuru on Thursday; (right) MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath and CFTRI director Ram Rajashekaran distributing kits to street food vendors during the workshop.
CFTRI shares its expertise with over 100 street vendors at a workshop
The Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) on Thursday threw open its doors to street vendors of Mysuru to share its expertise on making street food safe and hygienic.
In its bid to impart scientific knowledge and skill to ensure clean, safe, nutritious and affordable street food here, the scientists from the premier food lab held a workshop and demonstrated practices that can be adopted in street food vending.
Over 100 street food vendors took part in the workshop organised jointly by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the Mysuru Street Vendors’ Association. The programme was aimed to benefit both street vendors and consumers.
Inaugurating the workshop ‘ensuring safe street food in India’s cleanest city’, MCC Commissioner C.G. Betsurmath said the MCC had identified hawking and non-hawking zones in the city, and street food vending in the city’s core areas had been restricted.
Announcing that the MCC would soon come out with a new street food vending model, the Commissioner asked street vendors operating in non-core areas to ensure safe and hygienic food, and clean vending spots. He said Mysuru had bagged the cleanest city tag for the second time in a row and vendors had the responsibility of keeping the city clean with proper waste disposal system. They should remember that Mysuru is a tourist city and they can play a key role in serving them clean, and safe food.
Now that the plastic ban had come into force in Mysuru, the MCC commissioner asked the vendors to comply with the new plastic rule and warned of action if they flouted the norm.
In his address, CFTRI director Ram Rajashekaran said street vendors were educated on food safety aspects. The motive behind the workshop was to train the trainer, create awareness and disseminate basic and essential knowledge to street vendors.
Despite ensuring tasty, affordable and diverse food to the consumers, street food vendors are often unaware of the best hygienic practices. “We educated them on how to regulate waste generation in their business and adopt eco-friendly models in their business in the wake of the plastic ban,” he said.
There were presentations on hygienic practices and FSSAI regulations for street vendors; design aspects for making a model street vending cart; MCC initiatives for street vendors and in the end there was an interactive session between scientists and street vendors.
On the occasion, AcSIR students released findings of a survey on the status of street food in Mysuru. The street vendors received a kit containing an apron, cap and gloves and food safety information book.
மத்திய அரசு தகவல் 68 சதவீத பாலில் கலப்படம் சோப்பு, பெயின்ட் சேர்க்கை
புது டெல்லி, மார்ச் 17:
இந் தி யா வில் கிடைக் கும் 68 சத வீத பாலின் தரம் உணவு ஒழுங் கு முறை நிர் ண யித் துள்ள அள வீ டு க ளுக்கு ஏற்ப இல்லை.
மக் க ள வை யில், கேள்வி நேரத் தின் போது மத் திய அறி வி யல், தொழில் நுட்ப துறை அமைச் சர் ஹர்ஷ வர் தன் கூறியதாவது:
முன்பு பாலில் கலக் கப் பட் டுள்ள பொருட் களை கண் டு பி டிக்க ஒவ் வொன் றுக் கும் தனி த னி யாக சோதனை நடத்த வேண் டி யி ருந் தது. ஆனால் புதிதாக கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஸ்கே னர் இதை எளி தாக்கி உள் ளது. ஒவ் வொரு சோத னைக் கும் ஆகும் செலவு வெறும் 10 பைசா தான்.
இந்த ஸ்கே னர் கரு வி களை, எம்.பி.க்கள் தங் க ளின் தொகுதி மேம் பாட்டு நிதி யில் இருந்து வாங்கி தொகு தி யில் பொருத் தச் செய் ய லாம்.
நாட் டில் இப் போது கிடைக் கும் 68 சத வீத பாலின் தரம் நிர் ண யிக் கப் பட்ட தரத் தில் இல்லை. அதில் உட லுக்கு தீங்கு விளை விக் கும்,
நோய் களை உண் டாக் கும் டிடர் ஜென்ட், சமை யல் சோடா, குளு கோஸ், ஒயிட் பெயின்ட் போன் றவை சேர்க் கப் ப டு வது கண் ட றி யப் பட் டுள் ளது.இவ் வாறு அமைச் சர் ஹர்ஷ வர் தன் கூறி னார்.
2 out of 3 Indians drink adulterated milk, new kit to detect in 40 seconds
New Delhi: Two out of three Indians drink milk laced with detergent, caustic soda, urea and paint, union minister for science and technology Harsh Vardhan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
With over 68% of the milk in India found adulterated in a 2011 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) study, the government is working towards providing an accurate, portable test kit for the important staple.
"A new scanner has been developed which can detect adulteration in milk in 40 seconds, and pinpoint the adult rant," Harsh Vardhan said during Question Hour.
Earlier, for every type of adulteration, a separate chemical test was required. But now a single scanner can do the job, he said.
There were murmurs among members when the minister suggested that these scanners could be purchased by MPs through their constituency funds.
Though the scanners are costly as of now, each test costs a mere 10 paisa, he said.
Vardhan said in the near future, GPS-based technology could be used to track the exact location where the milk supplied in the cold chain has been tampered with.
There are two lakh villages in the country from where milk is collected.
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