Inspection on food safety in Dmu

Food Safety Officer (FSO) along with police personnel Wednesday conducted surprise inspection on various food retail outlets, eateries and restaurants in and around Dimapur to ensure strict food safety measures.
According to FSO Sentong Jamir, the surprise checking was conducted to ensure sanitation, hygienic condition and labeling on food products.
During the checking, various misbranded food items were seized from one of the restaurants. 31 packets of coconut powders and various items without manufacturing dates were also seized during the inspection.
In one of the restaurants, the inspection team also found salt with nil iodine content. Sentong said, as per the rule, fines would be imposed on those eateries from where misbranded items were seized.
Some of the employees have also been summoned to CMO office Dimapur for health check-ups under Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
On packaging of fooder (FSO) along with police personnel Wednesday conducted surprise inspection on various food retail outlets, eateries and restaurants in and around Dimapur to ensure strict food safety measures.
According to FSO Sentong Jamir, the surprise checking was conducted to ensure sanitation, hygienic condition and labeling on food products.
During the checking, various misbranded food items were seized from one of the restaurants. 31 packets of coconut powders and various items without manufacturing dates were also seized during the inspection.
In one of the restaurants, the inspection team also found salt with nil iodine content. Sentong said, as per the rule, fines would be imposed on those eateries from where misbranded items were seized.
Some of the employees have also been summoned to CMO office Dimapur for health check-ups under Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
On packaging of food products, Sentong said every packed food products manufactured in food processing units or by individuals should have FSSAI labels and license numbers.
Eateries and food retail outlets have been given December 30 as deadline for registration. SDPO Niuland Mhonyamo Tsopoe and officials of National Tobacco Control Programme also assisted the surprise checking team.
It may be noted that FSSAI, an agency of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.
FSSAI has been established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 which is a consolidating statute related to food safety and regulation in India.