Drive against menace of adulteration continues

Jammu, Nov 27: Continuing the drive against the menace of adulteration the Health Officer Jammu Municipal Corporation, Vinod Sharma along-with a team of Food Safety Officers, Assistant Sanitation Officers, Sanitary Inspectors& other field staff conducted an extensive tour in the areas like Narwal, Channi etc of Jammu City today to check the quality of commonly used food items. The team inspected various food establishments Halwai shops, fruit shops / rehries, ice cream units, etc. and compounding fee of Rs. 6500/- was also realized from defaulters and about 5 kg of polythene was seized. Moreover 3 food samples of ghee, tea, oil were also lifted from different parts of Jammu city and sent to food analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity. During the round citizens were advised not to smoke in the public places as it is injurious to health. 5 persons were booked under COTP Act 2003 and fined Rs. 700 under section 4, 6(a), and 5 of COTP Act 2003. All the business owners are also instructed not to use polythene bags which is in long run injurious to health, can cause cancer and impotency.
The food establishment owners particularly halwai shopkeepers are strictly instructed to adhere to the terms & conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients use for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats. The drive will remain continue and the general public is requested to co-operate with the Jammu Municipal Corporation and pay their user charges regularly to make the ongoing drive a success and to make Jammu city neat & clean.