Jaipur: Taking cognizance of the news reports on food adulteration especially peas, almonds, milk and other things including fruits and vegetables, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Thursday issued notices to the additional chief secretary, medical health and family planning government of Rajasthan and have sought a detailed reply. The government is asked to put on record the action taken on the food adulteration and on how many cases were registered and sent for prosecution.
A division bench comprising SHRC chairperson Justice Prakash Tatia and member Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma have asked the state government to reply what kind of punishment available in cases of food adulteration.
“Specific information citing how many posts of employees and officers are sanctioned and if there has been any rise in the posts in the past 10 years for the employees and officers involved in food safety,” Justice Tatia remarked.
The SHRC also said that in February, 2019 various modules of food adulteration running at various food processing units were bust by the food inspectors.
Bench has also asked the state government to put on record as to how many were prosecuted for food adulteration and how many got convicted. “The kind of punishment available in food adulteration cases needs to be specified. The state government needs to inform as to how many got convicted in food adulteration cases, how many got acquitted and how many cases were withdrawn against the accused,” the SHRC said.
No comments:
Post a Comment