IMPHAL, September 23: Contraband food items which were seized under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 will be disposed of at the Municial solide Waste Landfill site, Lamphelpat on September 25.
According to a source, the seized food items include tin fish (Sea cherry) Mackerals sowkar (in brine) manufactured by Sowkar Canning Company Karnataka; Mikko Nutritious Cereal (High Calcium)-25g, Mikko (3 in 1 instant Coffeemix); Snacks (bakery items) and Milk and Milk products, Pickles/Achar items (Fruits and fishes).
The items were seized as there were no information of manufacture and expiry dates, batch numbers, nutritional information etc.
The items also include tobacco products like Gutkha, Khaini, Zarda, Pan masala, chewable and smokeless tobacco products containing tobacco or nicotine as food ingredients, said the source.
Meanwhile, a source has informed that certain food stalls were forced to close down during the Sangai Festival, 2012, after the said stalls from the state as well as from Bihar and West Bengal were found to have ignored the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006 and rules and regulation, 2011.
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