Smokeless tobaccos and expired food products worth Rs 5 lakhs in the local market were burned at the premises of CMO Office in Chandel district. The products were seized from shop keepers of Japhou Bazaar during a raid conducted under the supervision of the district’s Food Safety Officer (FSO) in association with Association for Voluntary Blood Donation (ABVD) Chandel Branch.
On Wednesday, FSO Chandel Elvison Thouman with the help of the district police, volunteers of ABVD and Analphung raided certain shops on receiving information about the open sale of the illegal products that included scented Khaini, Raja Chap Khaini, Saajan in addition with banned food products imported from Myanmar.
During the foray, volunteers also came across a drug store that was selling expired drugs and injection as well and immediately reported the matter to concerned officials.
Talking to The People’s Chronicle, President ABVD Rd Everjoy informed that the sale of expired food items came into light much earlier than Wednesday’s raid when he and his friends bought an expired soft drink (Fanta) from a shop owned by one Rekha Devi. Further checking of the shop led to the discovery of other items that were on sale even though the products were well beyond its expiry date. The items included of Lays Potato chips, Kukere, Stop not Namkeen, Lays, Haldiram’s Bhujia, Sweet Toast, Sugar free organic cream and Bikano (Kashmiri Bhujia).
Rd Everjoy further informed that after being tipped off by the shopkeepers, they raided other four or five stores during which expired soft drinks (Coca-cola, Sprite), biscuit (Parle-G), Papads were openly kept for sale.
Later, Elvinson informed the media that the raid was the third following the first and second conducted in October. The district FSO also cited the Food Safety Standard Act 2006 to inform shopkeepers to avoid selling of tobacco products and banned food products especially those imported from Myanmar. Elvinson, while appealing all to avoid the sale of illegal items also cautioned that penalty of one to upto ten lakhs could be imposed on those violating the Act.
On Wednesday, FSO Chandel Elvison Thouman with the help of the district police, volunteers of ABVD and Analphung raided certain shops on receiving information about the open sale of the illegal products that included scented Khaini, Raja Chap Khaini, Saajan in addition with banned food products imported from Myanmar.
During the foray, volunteers also came across a drug store that was selling expired drugs and injection as well and immediately reported the matter to concerned officials.
Talking to The People’s Chronicle, President ABVD Rd Everjoy informed that the sale of expired food items came into light much earlier than Wednesday’s raid when he and his friends bought an expired soft drink (Fanta) from a shop owned by one Rekha Devi. Further checking of the shop led to the discovery of other items that were on sale even though the products were well beyond its expiry date. The items included of Lays Potato chips, Kukere, Stop not Namkeen, Lays, Haldiram’s Bhujia, Sweet Toast, Sugar free organic cream and Bikano (Kashmiri Bhujia).
Rd Everjoy further informed that after being tipped off by the shopkeepers, they raided other four or five stores during which expired soft drinks (Coca-cola, Sprite), biscuit (Parle-G), Papads were openly kept for sale.
Later, Elvinson informed the media that the raid was the third following the first and second conducted in October. The district FSO also cited the Food Safety Standard Act 2006 to inform shopkeepers to avoid selling of tobacco products and banned food products especially those imported from Myanmar. Elvinson, while appealing all to avoid the sale of illegal items also cautioned that penalty of one to upto ten lakhs could be imposed on those violating the Act.
It was a great contribution thinking for the generation coming up I wish the organisation grow and continue contribute such activities specially to rural areas were people are lack of awareness
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