As part of effectively enforcing the Food Safety and Standards Act, the government has decided to create new posts, appoint adjudicating officers and also to establish a Food Safety Appellate Tribunal among other things.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by Chief Minister Oomman Chandy, Health Minister V S Sivakumar and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob. The proposal for establishing a Food Safety Appellate Tribunal will be taken up in the next cabinet. Another proposal that would be considered by the cabinet is with regard to the establishment of a building for the Food Safety Commissioner’s office, tribunal office and court in Thiruvananthapum.
The post of Joint Commissioner in the Food Safety Department would be made permanent. It was also decided to create a new post of Joint Commissioner. The meeting also decided to appoint food safety officers in each of the 60 municipalities and three food safety officials each in the five corporations. It was also decided to post the food safety officials working in the local self-governments with the Food Safety Department. The quality control officers in the Dairy Development Department would be brought under the Food Safety Department. Another decision taken was to appoint more food safety officers having veterinary science qualification.
With regard to cases, they would be first handled on regional basis. The state would be divided into three regional zones and the cases would be disbursed. In the next step, the cases would be handled at the district-level. In consultation with the High Court and the Law Department, either the special courts or the district courts would be temporarily made the food safety special courts. The meeting also decided to intensify the drive at the check-posts during Onam season. DGP Jacob Punnoose, Health Principal Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan and Food Safety Commissioner Biju Prabhakar were among those who attended the meeting.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by Chief Minister Oomman Chandy, Health Minister V S Sivakumar and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob. The proposal for establishing a Food Safety Appellate Tribunal will be taken up in the next cabinet. Another proposal that would be considered by the cabinet is with regard to the establishment of a building for the Food Safety Commissioner’s office, tribunal office and court in Thiruvananthapum.
The post of Joint Commissioner in the Food Safety Department would be made permanent. It was also decided to create a new post of Joint Commissioner. The meeting also decided to appoint food safety officers in each of the 60 municipalities and three food safety officials each in the five corporations. It was also decided to post the food safety officials working in the local self-governments with the Food Safety Department. The quality control officers in the Dairy Development Department would be brought under the Food Safety Department. Another decision taken was to appoint more food safety officers having veterinary science qualification.
With regard to cases, they would be first handled on regional basis. The state would be divided into three regional zones and the cases would be disbursed. In the next step, the cases would be handled at the district-level. In consultation with the High Court and the Law Department, either the special courts or the district courts would be temporarily made the food safety special courts. The meeting also decided to intensify the drive at the check-posts during Onam season. DGP Jacob Punnoose, Health Principal Secretary Rajeev Sadanandan and Food Safety Commissioner Biju Prabhakar were among those who attended the meeting.
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