Impose fine of Rs 92000 on 7 meat sellers, bakers
The Drug and Food Control Organization (DFCO) has initiated action against 58 Food Business Operators in the summer capital for maintaining insanitary conditions in the premises.
DFCO in a statement said that it imposed a fine of Rs 92,000 on seven Food Business Operators found to be maintaining insanitary conditions in the premises.
“The prosecution in the court of law had been started against food business operators found selling, manufacturing food items in insanitary conditions. Adjudicating Officer has imposed a fine of Rs 92000 on seven Food Business operators for selling substandard, misbranded food articles,” the statement said.
Pertinently, Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar holds the post of Adjucating officer. DFCO statement said that food safety wing of Drugs and Food Control organization Srinagar had launched 58 prosecutions in the court of adjudicating Officer Srinagar against various meat sellers and bakers for selling, manufacture of food articles in insanitary conditions.
DFCO officials said that the department was conducting regular checks of Food Business Operators of all kinds and was regularly initiating action against those found violating rules.
“The sale/manufacture of Food articles in insanitary conditions is punishable offence with a fine up to Rupees one lakh under section 56 of the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006,” the statement added.
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