May 22, 2019
Sweets firm under health dept lens
Jaipur: A sweets and snacks producing firm’s manufacturing unit at MD Road and retail unit at Raja Park were raided by the food safety wing of health department on Tuesday, wherein it was found that they were using tanker water for preparing the edible items. The food safety team also found that the food items were being prepared in unhygienic conditions.
However, the major offence of the firm was that it was functional without procuring any licence from the health department. “The owner was preparing sweets and namkeens (snacks) at the MD Road unit and he was selling it from his outlet at Raja Park. But, when we demanded food licence from him, we found that he did not procure it. For producing and selling food items, one should have food licence. If anyone is doing so without a licence, it is a violation of the Food Safety and Standards Act,” said Dr Sunil Singh, nodal officer, food safety, health department.
They have also served notice to the firm for improvement. The firm has been served with a notice under section 32 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for improvement and for not producing food items until it improves and obtains a licence.
Besides, the food safety team also found that the firm was allegedly using sodium hydro sulphite, which is a non-edible item, in preparation of snacks and sweets.
Also, the team found ingredients’ packets such as coriander powder, which were past their expiry dates. The floor of the kitchen was broken and there were spider webs on walls of the kitchen, making it an unhygienic place for preparing food.
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