Aug 26, 2017

15 FBOs booked for sale of contraband tobacco

Port Blair, 25 Aug 2017
The team of Food Safety Officials led by the District Food Safety Officer, South Andaman, on Friday, raided several shops in the city on Friday at Haddo, Fisheries Jetty, Phoneix Bay, and Mohanpura market wherein a large quantities of contraband products were seized from 15 Food Business Operators (FBOs). The details of the FBOs who premises were inspected, closed and sealed are Hemawati, resident of Garacharma, Smti Hazara Bibi, resident of Phoenix Bay, Ali Baba, resident of Phoniex Bay, Velu, resident of Dignabad, Nathan, resident of Phoenix Bay Jetty, V. Naga Babu, resident of Haddo, Chinnamma, R/o Haddo, Mundrika Sahu, R/o Haddo, P. Venkata Laxmi, R/o Haddo and Uma Devi, resident of Aberdeen Bazaar. The contraband items were seized under the appropriate section of the Act and legal proceedings are being initiated against the offenders under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Till now 15 premises have been sealed for the violation.
On Thursday, the team of Food Safety officials conducted surprise raids in Goalghar, Buniyadabad, Minnie Bay and Dollygunj on Thursday and seized huge quantities of contraband products from five Food Business Operators (FBOs). The FBOs whose premises were inspected, closed and sealed are Ramachandran, R/o Buniyadabad, S. Ramu, resident of Goalghar, Venugoal Pillai, resident of School Line, Paresh Karmakar, R/o Dolly Gunj and Smt S. Rabia, resident of Buniyadabad.
The Commissioner of Food Safety has warned the Food Business Operators not to store/stock/display or sale any contraband products in their premises and storage area and if the enforcement staff on their inspection if found any contraband tobacco products, stringent action will be initiated against the errant FBOs including sealing of premises and cancellation of licenses. The general public have been hereby requested to pass on contraventions found if any on food safety to the Commissioner of Food Safety, A&N Islands at No. 03192-231024/9434280018 or on District Control Room No. 1070 for strict actions against violators.

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