Road side eateries and food joints who are planning to make
some fast bucks during the puja festivity selling adulterated and
sub-standard edible items better be prepared to face the music.
A team of senior health department officials of East Singhbhum will start collecting food samples from eateries and other food joints in the city to check its quality.
The East Singhbhum district health department has received directive from State food controller TP Burnwal for carrying out random checking drive at crowd puller pandals and fairs in the city during the puja festivity.
The State food controller directive assumes significance with the State food and drug testing laboratory inauguration at Namkum near Ranchi.
“We are keeping a special eye on Jamshedpur as it witnesses one of the highest puja pandals and fairs during the puja festivity in the State. The step is being taken to prevent sale of adulterated foods by outlets in the garb of rush during puja festivity,” said Burnwal.
The samples collected by the district health department would be sent to the food testing lab.
Jamshedpur witnesses more than 280 Durga puja pandals and around 12 fairs organised near crowd pullers pandals across city.
Burnwal further said that eateries and food joints whose samples are found containing adulterated and poor quality items would be warned of suspension of licenses and levied a fine of Rs 25,000.
ACMO East Singhbhum Swarn Singh said that they would constitute a team with food inspector and carrying out random checking drive on all the four days of the festivity in the city.
“We have been receiving complaints from the people about the poor quality of food being served. Moreover, with rise in cases of bird flu in the city over the past few years has also been a matter of great concern. Such a move has been taken to prevent the people from poisonous and harmful foods, which lead to various diseases. It will also help in preventing sale of sub-standard food. We want to put a check on the hotels and road side eateries so that they are able to serve quality food to the people,” said Singh
Singh said that earlier the quality of food sold by hotels and other eateries used to be regulated under The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
But, now the inspection of food quality is being done under The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The hotel owners need to follow the norms and guidelines or else they would have to face the music.
A team of senior health department officials of East Singhbhum will start collecting food samples from eateries and other food joints in the city to check its quality.
The East Singhbhum district health department has received directive from State food controller TP Burnwal for carrying out random checking drive at crowd puller pandals and fairs in the city during the puja festivity.
The State food controller directive assumes significance with the State food and drug testing laboratory inauguration at Namkum near Ranchi.
“We are keeping a special eye on Jamshedpur as it witnesses one of the highest puja pandals and fairs during the puja festivity in the State. The step is being taken to prevent sale of adulterated foods by outlets in the garb of rush during puja festivity,” said Burnwal.
The samples collected by the district health department would be sent to the food testing lab.
Jamshedpur witnesses more than 280 Durga puja pandals and around 12 fairs organised near crowd pullers pandals across city.
Burnwal further said that eateries and food joints whose samples are found containing adulterated and poor quality items would be warned of suspension of licenses and levied a fine of Rs 25,000.
ACMO East Singhbhum Swarn Singh said that they would constitute a team with food inspector and carrying out random checking drive on all the four days of the festivity in the city.
“We have been receiving complaints from the people about the poor quality of food being served. Moreover, with rise in cases of bird flu in the city over the past few years has also been a matter of great concern. Such a move has been taken to prevent the people from poisonous and harmful foods, which lead to various diseases. It will also help in preventing sale of sub-standard food. We want to put a check on the hotels and road side eateries so that they are able to serve quality food to the people,” said Singh
Singh said that earlier the quality of food sold by hotels and other eateries used to be regulated under The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
But, now the inspection of food quality is being done under The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The hotel owners need to follow the norms and guidelines or else they would have to face the music.
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