PATNA: Come summer and
roadside fruits salad and summer drinks are a hit among all age groups.
The colourful 'gola' made from crushed ice is also in high demand,
especially among youngsters. The city sweetshops are also gearing up for
the Holi as demand for sweets increases, raising the chances of food
adulteration.
"Fast food has become more popular among people nowadays because it's easily available. Different varieties of fast food are not only tasty but easy to carry as well. But these street food items prove to be really harmful to the person eating them as they add more calories and do not have any nutritional value," said Ashish Kumar Singh, designated officer, food and safety department.
This is only the onset of summer but all the street food sellers are ready to offer fruits salad, 'gola', fruit juice, nimboo pani (water with lemon), coconut water, jaljeera apart from golguppa, momo and others. But the department concerned never conducts any raid to check the quality of such street foods.
Singh said, "All the food business operators get their licenses under the Food Safety and Standards Act from the state food safety commissioner. But there is no standard fixed for the quality of foods sold on roadside. The sellers take advantage of the loopholes in the law and often sell food of low quality."
Citing the example of colourful and attractive 'baraf-gola', he said, "People today are very health conscious. So, they should go for branded ice creams than any such local stuff. It is tough to determine the standard of the ice used for making the 'gola'. Generally, the sellers buy the ice from cold storage at a lower price."
He added, "People should avoid nimboo pani, jaljeera, fruit juice, golguppa. The officials cannot always conduct raids to check the quality of water. Instead, people should be conscious about such food and water."
However, ahead of Holi, the food and safety department officials are gearing up to conduct raids to check adulteration of edible oil and sweets and snacks.
Rakhi Shrivastav, a housewife, said, "The officials concerned should be more strict and conduct raids on roadside food stalls. We all know the food sellers are selling low-quality food under the administration's nose. I doubt many of them have a valid licence."
"Fast food has become more popular among people nowadays because it's easily available. Different varieties of fast food are not only tasty but easy to carry as well. But these street food items prove to be really harmful to the person eating them as they add more calories and do not have any nutritional value," said Ashish Kumar Singh, designated officer, food and safety department.
This is only the onset of summer but all the street food sellers are ready to offer fruits salad, 'gola', fruit juice, nimboo pani (water with lemon), coconut water, jaljeera apart from golguppa, momo and others. But the department concerned never conducts any raid to check the quality of such street foods.
Singh said, "All the food business operators get their licenses under the Food Safety and Standards Act from the state food safety commissioner. But there is no standard fixed for the quality of foods sold on roadside. The sellers take advantage of the loopholes in the law and often sell food of low quality."
Citing the example of colourful and attractive 'baraf-gola', he said, "People today are very health conscious. So, they should go for branded ice creams than any such local stuff. It is tough to determine the standard of the ice used for making the 'gola'. Generally, the sellers buy the ice from cold storage at a lower price."
He added, "People should avoid nimboo pani, jaljeera, fruit juice, golguppa. The officials cannot always conduct raids to check the quality of water. Instead, people should be conscious about such food and water."
However, ahead of Holi, the food and safety department officials are gearing up to conduct raids to check adulteration of edible oil and sweets and snacks.
Rakhi Shrivastav, a housewife, said, "The officials concerned should be more strict and conduct raids on roadside food stalls. We all know the food sellers are selling low-quality food under the administration's nose. I doubt many of them have a valid licence."
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