Bareilly: The food safety and drugs administration (FSDA) department has ordered all fast food kiosk owners across Uttar Pradesh to display the mobile number of food safety officer concerned of their respective districts to ensure quality food being served to the customers and making the area of their service litter-free.
According to FSDA designated officer Dharmraj Mishra, during the drive, the kiosks will also be checked for registration and licences.
Issuing letters to all assistant commissioners (food safety) and designated officers in all UP districts, FSDA state additional commissioner Ministhy S directed them “to ensure all roadside vendors selling food items are keeping covered dustbin and displaying mobile numbers of food safety officer concerned of the district”.
Ministhy also directed the officials to conduct random visits to kiosks to check raw food material and sanitation arrangements, and “take strict action if lapses are found”.
According to FSDA officials, a large number of food joints running on the roadsides are yet to register themselves with the department.
“We have 7,600 registered kiosks selling foods on the roadsides in the district. Similarly, 1,600 odd traders running restaurants and food joints have been issued licences. But, we believe the actual number of traders in food business are higher than the people registered with us,” said Mishra.
Obtaining FSDA licences is must for those whose annual turnover is higher than Rs 12 lakh, while small traders only need to get themselves registered with the department.
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