Sale of adulterated tea at roadside shops is enjoying an
unbridled run in Karur despite the clutch of law in force to prevent
sale of spurious and harmful food items.
``One could
see, even before tasting, the adulterated tea being served in roadside
shops to gullible customers. The pale yellow colour of the hot liquid
served in the glass in Karur shops is clearly distinguishable from the
dark brownish original tea colour even in third extraction. “We have
lost hope in the officials responsible for monitoring the products in
the town limits,” bemoans manufacturing technocrat A. Vidya Sundar of
Sakthi Nagar. Consumption of adulterated tea leads to damage of liver
and intestine, pharmaceutical sales professional K.Narayanan said.
Stomach
ailment for many a travelling professional is mostly due to consumption
of spurious or adulterated products and food items, he adds. Common
ailments such as gastric ulcer, diarrhoea, continued reflux oesophagitis
are caused by food poisoning, Mr.Narayanan adds. ``The food safety
officials must be given more teeth and powers to deal with errant
traders and tea stall owners. Only strict action, including penal and
financial punitive measures, could ensure that the unscrupulous elements
playing havoc with the public health be kept under check, ,’’ points
out consumer activist S.Gopalan, chairman, Consumer Protection Council.
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