JAIPUR: To keep a check on sale of adulterated and spurious food items ahead of festive season, the medical health and family welfare department would soon launch a special drive in the city.
Generally during festive season, the demand for diary food items increase and to cash in on the increasing demand, some traders offer substandard food items which cause health-related problems to the consumers. During Diwali, the sale of sweets peaks.
Keeping in mind the health related issues, the department has decided to constitute teams to collect samples of food items especially dairy products including sweets.
Till last year, the district administration was responsible to collect samples of food items but since the state government has implemented the Food Safety and Standard Act (FSSA) 2006 replacing the old Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, the medical health and family welfare department has become the authority for ensuring implementation of FSSA.
Chief medical health officer (Jaipur I) Dr O P Thankan said, "We will launch a special campaign to ensure that only safe-to-eat food items are sold in the city." He said the department would take serious action against traders who violate the FSSA or offer adulterated food items to earn quick money.
The department would collect samples of ghee, oil, mawa, sweets and paneer from shops and send them for testing to the laboratory. If the sample of the food items fails at the laboratory, the department would take strict action against the trader concerned. Also, it would keep a check on milk supply as the demand of milk increases during Diwali, which push up the possibilities of sale of adulterated milk.
Doctors claimed that consuming sweets made up of adulterated mawa cause stomach-related problems.
Generally during festive season, the demand for diary food items increase and to cash in on the increasing demand, some traders offer substandard food items which cause health-related problems to the consumers. During Diwali, the sale of sweets peaks.
Keeping in mind the health related issues, the department has decided to constitute teams to collect samples of food items especially dairy products including sweets.
Till last year, the district administration was responsible to collect samples of food items but since the state government has implemented the Food Safety and Standard Act (FSSA) 2006 replacing the old Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, the medical health and family welfare department has become the authority for ensuring implementation of FSSA.
Chief medical health officer (Jaipur I) Dr O P Thankan said, "We will launch a special campaign to ensure that only safe-to-eat food items are sold in the city." He said the department would take serious action against traders who violate the FSSA or offer adulterated food items to earn quick money.
The department would collect samples of ghee, oil, mawa, sweets and paneer from shops and send them for testing to the laboratory. If the sample of the food items fails at the laboratory, the department would take strict action against the trader concerned. Also, it would keep a check on milk supply as the demand of milk increases during Diwali, which push up the possibilities of sale of adulterated milk.
Doctors claimed that consuming sweets made up of adulterated mawa cause stomach-related problems.
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