Amritsar, October 25A meeting of the advisory committee on food safety was held under the chairmanship of ADC (General) Dr Himanshu Aggarwal here on Friday.
District Health Officer said Dr Charanjit Singh said several issues related to food safety and adulteration were discussed at the meeting.“At the meeting, it was suggested that proper awareness must be spread among food vendors regarding good manufacturing practices and harmful effects of chemicals like calcium carbide. It was also proposed that a joint inspection by officials of the mandi board and other departments must be carried to ensure food quality,” said the District Health Officer.
Officials said special focus should be on formalin use of fish and milk. All departments were requested to give information regarding adulteration and contribute towards the mission to stop adulteration in food.
The police were requested to provide protection when required. It was suggested that samples and inspection of mid-day meal should be conducted regularly to insure good and healthy food for kids.
This meeting was attended by police officers and officials from the Education Department, hotel and other associations, Agricultural Department and Food Technology Department.
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