Jammu, December 10
The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) claims to have booked 738 people, particularity owners of eateries in the city, for dumping solid waste in the open during 2012-13 under the Food Safety Act.
As per the data, total challans produced by the Health and Sanitation Wing in the municipal court in the year (2012-13) was 617 and during this fiscal a fine of Rs 3,85,360 was imposed on 738 defaulters.
Meanwhile, a team of Sanitation Wing, under the supervision of Dr Vinod Sharma, Health Officer, visited various food Junctions and inspected premises. The team also inspected the Jammu Club, Press Club and Amar Singh Club and directed to them to improve the condition of their kitchens as per the new Food Safety and Standard Act before February 4 next year.
The team also visited Canal Road, Akhnoor Road and Roop Nagar for checking banned items like polythene bags. The team seized 8 kg polythene from 12 defaulters and fined them Rs 5,000.
Health Officer Dr Vinod Sharma said any person violating municipal laws regarding sanitation and encroachments would be challaned. To avoid such challans, residents are requested to keep their premises neat and clean and free of encroachments.
Dr Vinod Sharma said, "The Act says that in food business manufacturer has to ensure his premises free from the growth of mould, fungi and infection and workers should wear clean aprons, hand gloves, head wears and keep their nails trimmed, clean and wash their hands with soap and detergent before commencing their work."
The food business operators include small retailers, roadside food vendors, hawkers, stall holders, cottage industries relating to food business, meat/mutton/poultry business operators with the slaughtering capacity of two large animals or 10 small animals or 50 poultry birds per day.
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