Imphal, November 27 2013:
Besides seizing substantial quantity of banned tobacco products and
sub-standard fruit/soft drinks from the ongoing Manipur Sangai Festival
venue today, a team of Food Safety and Standards Enforcement Wing
advised food stall runners at the festival not to compromise food safety
standards.
The team comprising of Food Safety Officers and other sub-ordinate staff carried out a surprise inspection visit at the festival venue during which a number of stalls displaying handloom and handicraft items were found to be selling zarda pan and other tobacco products such as khaini and pan masala (Talab) .
While these stalls possessed permit to exhibit/sell handloom and handicraft products they were however found to be carrying out brisk business of selling tobacco products.
The team comprising of Food Safety Officers and other sub-ordinate staff carried out a surprise inspection visit at the festival venue during which a number of stalls displaying handloom and handicraft items were found to be selling zarda pan and other tobacco products such as khaini and pan masala (Talab) .
While these stalls possessed permit to exhibit/sell handloom and handicraft products they were however found to be carrying out brisk business of selling tobacco products.
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The FSOs promptly confiscated the banned products and cautioned the
stall runners of stringent punitive action if they are found indulging
in such unhealthy trade
practices.
Sale of Zarda pan was also spotted at unauthorised kiosks/booths but within the festival venue.
The inspection team also detected a stall selling expired Fanta soft drink while in another stall soft drink carrying Bavaria Drink label was found to have no manufacture date.
Both the stall runners were asked to dispose all the sub-standard food items.
With almost the entire food stalls not complying with food safety norms such as displaying the eatables in open plates/lid-less bowls or adding taste-makers (Ajinomoto) considered hazardous to health, the team advised them for adhering to standard food safety norms.
The team members confiscated and tore apart the Ajinomoto packets in the presence of the food stall runners along with cautioning stall runners not complying with prescribed norms of suitable action under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 .
The stall runners reprimanded by the FSO inspection team include Stall No 7, 42, 62, 75 and 113
Sale of Zarda pan was also spotted at unauthorised kiosks/booths but within the festival venue.
The inspection team also detected a stall selling expired Fanta soft drink while in another stall soft drink carrying Bavaria Drink label was found to have no manufacture date.
Both the stall runners were asked to dispose all the sub-standard food items.
With almost the entire food stalls not complying with food safety norms such as displaying the eatables in open plates/lid-less bowls or adding taste-makers (Ajinomoto) considered hazardous to health, the team advised them for adhering to standard food safety norms.
The team members confiscated and tore apart the Ajinomoto packets in the presence of the food stall runners along with cautioning stall runners not complying with prescribed norms of suitable action under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 .
The stall runners reprimanded by the FSO inspection team include Stall No 7, 42, 62, 75 and 113
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