Panchkula: The Panchkula health department took 9 samples from various sweet-meat shops and supermarkets to check the quantity of monosodium glutamate (MSG) mixed in food items. The team said the products caused serious health issues and the department was going to take serious action against those found using it.
Yogesh Sharma, chief medical officer (CMO), Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula, said along with food safety officer Shubhash Chandra, they had formed a team and were conducting special checks at various places in Panchkula district.
The team collected samples from Six Ten Super Market, MDC Sector 5; Orryo Sweet, Sector 5; Amar Roller Floor Mills, Industrial Area Phase-1; and Future Retail Limited, Sector 20.
Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the samples collected from different places have been sent to a laboratory located in Karnal, while the products which were unfit for human consumption were destroyed on the spot by the team.
The officials further stated that the food and sweet makers used MSG to make their eatables delicious.
The CMO said: “Mixing of the MSG salt in food products is strictly banned. Strict action will be taken on the basis of the report.”
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