JAMMU, Oct 30: Keeping in view upcoming Diwali festival, Food Safety wing, Jammu of Drug and Food Control Organization intensified drive against food adulteration and in the process challaned 13 food establishments under Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006 in last few days.
A team of Food Safety officers headed by Dr Parvesh Kumar, Assistant commissioner, Food Safety Jammu inspected various food establishments including shops of sweets, bakery, fast food around Jewel Chowk, Vinaik Bazaar and Canal Road, opposite Science College, Jammu.
During the drive, 18 shops keepers were challaned under Section 56 of Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 as they were processing, cooking and storing the sweets, milk and milk products under insanitary and unhygienic conditions.
Amongst those challaned were Pooja Sweets, Sai Fast Food, Shankar Shop at Canal Road, Shah Di Hatti, Heaven Bar and Restaurant, Fresh Chicken Dhaba, Chib Eat Point at Jewel Chowk, Raju Tea Stall, Indian Tea Stall, Gupta Sweet Shop at Canal Road, Dogra Chicken Shop at Vikas Nagar, Janta Fast Food at Canal Road, Civil and Military Dhaba at Jewel Chowk, Tandoor Blow Dhaba, A- One Vaishno Dhaba at Vinaik Bazaar, Vijay Tea Stall at Canal Road, Dominee- the pizza at Canal Road and Pooja Sweet Shop at Vinaik Bazaar.
Moreover, the samples of laddo, burfi, rasgulla, rasbhari and khajoor were lifted from Kwality Sweets, Mahajan Sweets and Pooja Sweets at Canal Road and Pooja Sweet Shop at Vinaik Bazaar and sent to the laboratory for detection of adulteration.
The team was comprised of Food Safety officers, Daleep Singh, Hans Raj Andotra, Ajay Khajuria and Pervaiz Ahmed.
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