Food Safety team raids illegal wholesale units of Momos

Momos found kept in unhygienic and insanitary conditions at a residential house in Gorkha Nagar, Jammu during a raid of Food Safety team.

JAMMU, May 25: Consequent upon the receipt of numerous complaints regarding quality of veg and non-veg Momos available in the market, a team of Food Safety headed by Commissioner of Food Safety, J&K Government, Vinod Sharma paid a surprise visit at Gorkha Nagar, where these momos are cooked on whole sale and distributed to various food vendors.

During the inspection, it was found that almost all the cooking premises were mainly established in the residential houses of the people at Gorkha Nagar, Jammu, wherein samples of prepared momos, sauces and raw materials used for preparations of Momos were lifted and sent to the Food Testing Laboratory for detection of adulteration.

Commissioner directed the food business operators to obtain licenses of their food establishments from FSSAI, improve the infrastructure and maintain hygiene at all levels to avoid cross contamination. Further, he warned all the food vendors not to prepare unhealthy Momos otherwise legal action shall be initiated against them.

He directed concerned officers to deal with violators stringently as per norms laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, not to compromise on unhygienic conditions and maintain sanitation in and around the cooking premises. He also advised public to check each and every eatable before consuming.

Later, the team also inspected the food establishments situated at Gole Market and Gandhi Nagar and passed the directions to food vendors to improve the basic infrastructure as well as hygiene level. The team also inspected food vendors at Miran Sahib, lifted samples of bakery and pastries to the Food Testing Laboratory for detection of adulteration.

The team was comprised of Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety, Municipal Limits Jammu, Dr Parvesh Kumar and other Food Inspectors.