கடைகளில் விற்பனை செய்த போதை பொருட்கள் பறிமுதல்

பாப்பிரெட்டிப்பட்டி, செப்.13:

பாப்பிரெட்டிப்பட்டி அருகே, தடை செய்யப்பட்ட போதை பொருட்கள் கடைகளில் விற்பனை செய்யப்பட்டதை அதிகாரிகள் கண்டுபிடித்து பறிமுதல் செய்தனர்.

பாப்பிரெட்டிப்பட்டி தாலுகாவுக்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதிகளில் உள்ள கடைகளில் அரசால் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பான்பராக் உள்ளிட்ட போதை பொருட்கள் விற்பனை செய்யப்படுவதாக அதிகாரிகளுக்கு தகவல் கிடைத்தது.

இதையடுத்து மாவட்ட உணவு பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் மருந்து கட்டுப்பாட்டு துறை அதிகாரி டாக்டர் தினேஷ் தலைமையில் வட்டார உணவு பாதுகாப்பு துறை அலுவலர்கள் மொரப்பூர் சேகர், பென்னாகரம் சிவமணி, தர்மபுரி கோபிநாதன், காரிமங்கலம் ராஜேந்திரன், நல்லம்பள்ளி நந்தகோபால், பாலக்கோடு சந்திரன், பாப்பிரெட்டிப்பட்டி குமரன் ஆகியோர் நேற்று திடீர் சோதனையில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.

ஒடசல்பட்டி, மணியம்பாடி, கடத்தூர் மற்றும் அதை சுற்றியுள்ள பகுதிகளில் நடத்தப்பட்ட சோதனையின் போது, ஹான்ஸ், பான்பராக் உள்ளிட்ட போதை பொருட்கள் பதுக்கி வைக்கப்பட்டு அதிக விலைக்கு விற்பனை செய்யப்பட்டது தெரிய வந்தது. இதையடுத்து அந்த பொருட்களை பறிமுதல் செய்த அதிகாரிகள், முதல் முறை என்பதால் வியாபாரிகளுக்கு எச்சரிக்கை செய்து விட்டு விட்டனர். தடையை மீறி இது போல விற்பனை செய்தால், சட்டப்பூர்வ நடவடிக்கை பாயும் என்று அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

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மினி லாரியில் கடத்திச்சென்ற 10 லட்சம் குட்கா பறிமுதல் வாகன சோதனையில் சிக்கியது - டிரைவர் கைது

தண்டையார்பேட்டை, செப்.13:

வாகன சோதனையின்போது மினி லாரியில் கடத்தப்பட்ட 10 லட்சம் மதிப்பிலான குட்கா உள்ளிட்ட புகையிலை பாக்கெட்கள் பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்டன. டிரைவர் கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.

தண்டையார்பேட்டை& எண்ணூர் நெடுஞ்சாலையில் போக்குவரத்து போலீசார் நேற்று மதியம் வாகன சோதனையில் ஈடுபட்டனர். அப்போது கொடுங்கையூரை நோக்கி மினி லாரி ஒன்று வந்தது. அதை மறித்து நிறுத்திய போலீசார் லாரியில் சோதனை போட்டனர். அதில் நிறைய பண்டல்கள் இருந்தன. டிரைவர் அது துணி பண்டல் என்றார். சந்தேகம் அடைந்த போலீசார் பிரித்து பார்த்தபோது, தடை செய்யப்பட்ட குட்கா, ஹான்ஸ் உள்ளிட்ட புகையிலை பாக்கெட்கள் இருந்தன. இதையடுத்து போலீசார் மினிலாரியில் இருந்த 3.5 டன் எடையுள்ள 160 புகையிலை பண்டல்களை பறிமுதல் செய்தனர். அவற்றின் மதிப்பு 10லட்சம் என கூறப்படுகிறது.

இதை தொடர்ந்து பறிமுதல் செய்யப்பட்ட போதை புகையிலை பண்டல்களையும், லாரி டிரைவரையும் போதை பொருள் தடுப்பு பிரிவு போலீசாரிடம் ஒப்படைத்தனர். டிரைவரிடம் விசாரித்தபோது, திருவொற்றியூரை சேர்ந்த அருள் (40) எனவும், கொடுங்கையூரில் உள்ள ஒரு குடோனுக்கு கொண்டு சென்றதும் தெரியவந்தது.

மேலும் போலீசார் புகையிலை எங்கிருந்து கொண்டு வரப்பட்டது. யாரிடம் சேர்க்க உள்ளது. இதன் பின்னணியில் யார் உள்ளனர் என டிரைவர் அருளை கைது செய்து விசாரித்து வருகின்றனர்.

DAILY THANTHI NEWS

6 more tonnes of gutka seized

This is the 2nd such seizure in a month; load might have been on its way to Andamans: police

The banned substance was seized during a routine vehicle check near Vaidyanathan bridge

A routine vehicle check during a traffic jam led to the seizure of nearly 6 tonnes of banned chewable tobacco products from a lorry near Vaidiyanathan bridge on Ennore High Road in Tondiarpet on Thursday. The seizure was the second such instance in less than a month after the consignment confiscated near the bridge on August 12. However, the volume of the seizure this time was almost double that of the previous occasion.

Police said that the consignment might have been heading to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where there is no ban in place, via Chennai port.

On Thursday, around 1 p.m., a team of policemen from the R.K. Nagar police was checking vehicles amidst the chaotic traffic. They stopped a lorry bearing a Tamil Nadu licence plate and found gutka packed in 160 gunny bags, each containing 40 kg of the banned product. The police immediately seized the vehicle and questioned the driver, M. Aruldoss (40), a resident of New Washermenpet. During the interrogation, the driver stated that the consignment was being transported from a warehouse in Tondiarpet to Mint Street in north Chennai. However, police officers expressed doubts regarding his account and said that it was unlikely that the consignment was being transported across such a short distance, that too within the city limits where there is a ban on the transport and sale of gutka. Police officials suspected that the consignment was instead being transported to the islands.

The police then informed officials of the Food Safety and Drug Administration department. A team of food safety inspectors led by S. Elagovan took possession of the banned products and the vehicle.

“The seized products will be destroyed at the Kodungaiyur dumping yard along with another tonne of gutka that was seized from Sowcarpet last week,” said an official. The Tamil Nadu government banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of carcinogenic chewable forms of tobacco in May. Ever since, the contraband has been smuggled into the city through various means. On August 3, officials seized over 16 tonnes of products at Central Railway station.

Guidelines for schools to provide nutritional food to students soon

Indore schools and parents welcomed the idea of the food safety manual.
Soon private and government schools of the city may have a certain set of guidelines for feeding students in school hours as the food standard and security authority is preparing to issue nutritional guidelines to schools.
"The food standard and security authority is preparing guidelines for private and government schools to provide nutritional food to students for which Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has prepared a set of recommendations” said GAIN nutrition expert Ruchika Sachdeva.
Sachdeva said the authority had sought recommendations on the key nutritional components required for children and had engaged one of its agencies to prepare a manual which will consist of the menu that should be used by school canteens.
"The guideline will not be a compulsion on schools," Sachdeva said. City schools and parents welcomed the idea of the food safety manual and said that it will affirm the existing healthy practices in good schools and rectify the inferior practices in the faulty ones.
"The manual will be warmly welcomed. We run a school kitchen in the campus and follow a nutritional menu as it is, the manual will definitely be an add on," said Advanced Academy School principal Manoj Bajpai. "If schools follow the suggested manual then parents will be more relaxed to know that the authority recommended expert diet is being given to children," said Pooja Shrivastava whose son attends Shishukunj School.

Industry Leaders Call for ‘Standardisation of Food Safety Norms’ at the TÜV SÜD and ASSOCHAM Summit on Food Safety

Event inaugurated by Shri Tariq Anwar, Hon’ble MoS, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
The recently concluded TÜV SÜD – ASSOCHAM summit on food safety was a congregation of government, regulatory and industry representatives on food safety in India. Close to 20 leaders representing food regulators and businesses like PepsiCo, Coca Cola, GSK and Wrigley, addressed an audience of over 300 at the summit. The agenda of ‘self-regulations’ was addressed by the government and businesses through in-depth discussions about increasing the minimum levels of safety and quality of food in India.
Speaking at the event, Mr.Niranjan Nadkarni, CEO, TÜV SÜD South Asia stated that, “Food safety is an issue that needs urgent attention from all stakeholders of the food chain from farm to fork. It is heartening to see that experts from the industry have responded positively to our call for a collaborative approach to food safety in India. It is a moment of pride for all of us at TÜV SÜD to have hosted a successful summit that witnessed holistic participation from the food processing industry. We thank our partners ASSOCHAM for their support along with MOFPI, EIC, APEDA, QCI and NBQP.”

The event focused on the different challenges posed by globalization on food safety and the impact of the same on the Indian food industry. Experts opined that there is an immediate need for regulators to create voluntary food safety initiatives for businesses, since 90% of the food consumed in India is from the unorganized and unpackaged sector. However, given the expanse of the Indian food market, a collaborative effort of regulators, businesses as well as third party quality players such as TÜV SÜD will act as a catalyst to address the food safety issues faced by the country.
A panel dedicated to optimizing supply chain processes, discussed the health of the existing backend infrastructure for food. Speakers at the panel concluded that while India has a system in place to enable efficient supply chain management, there is need for a more proactive approach from the industry and the government to mitigate related risks. It was identified that focus on five key factors can help ensure safety of perishable foods – package design, procuring raw materials, process controls, sales and distribution and listening to consumer feedback.
The summit concluded with a panel discussion focused on the ‘effective implementation of new age media strategy’ that highlighted the need for business to constantly speak to consumers and other stakeholders and implement real time course correction with regards to safety of food – in order to win consumer confidence and manage brand reputation.
Key panelists and speakers at the event included Mr. Siraj Hussain (Secretary-MoFPI), Dr. S.K. Saxena (EIC), Mr. Anil Jauhri (NABCB), Dr. K.L. Gaba (AIFPA), Mr. Shaminder Pal Singh (PepsiCo), Mr. Prabodh Halde (Marico), Mr. Navneet Mehta (Coca Cola), Dr.-Ing Axel Stepken (TÜV SÜD), Mr. Maharaj K Pandita (Abbott Nutrition), Dr. Prabhakar Kanade (Mother Dairy), Mr. T Srinivasan (PepsiCo), Mr. Partha Gangopadhyay (Wrigley), Mr. Ishan Palit (TÜV SÜD), Ms. Kishi Arora (Foodaholics), Mr. Max Hegerman (Edelman Digital), Mr. Samir Kuckreja (NRAI) and Ms. Liz Fendt (TÜV SÜD).

Hoteliers, Dhaba walas educated about FSS Act

Jammu, Sept 12: To make the people associated with food business aware about the importance of maintaining hygiene and taking certain precautions, an awareness camp was yesterday organised at Lala Hans Raj Park, Gurudwara Sunder Singh Road. On the occasion, food business operators associated with dhabas, restaurants, karyana shops, meat shops and rehari walas were made aware about various aspects of Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006.
They were also advised to apply for registration / licenses under the FSS Act 2006, if they have not applied for the same.
Professional Chef of KC Residency made the participants aware about certain ways to maintain the hygienic conditions in their premises as well as safe storage of food items and their use. The Chef also awared the gathering about the benefits of wearing mask, apron, cap and gloves while preparing the food items. President Retailer Association, president Consumer Forum, Gour, prominent hotelier, Shastri, Yash Pal from Phalwan Di Hatti and other prominent people were also present on the occasion.

Food served near lavatories adding to consumers' health risk

Kathua, Sept 12: Exposing the lives of the people to various health hazards, the vendors in Lakhanpur are selling eatables in close proximity to Sulabh toilet complex thereby exposing the tall claims of Lakhanpur Municipal Committee (LMC) of maintaining hygiene of high standards in the Lakhanpur which is the gate way of Jammu and Kashmir.
Early Times observed that most of the reharies are selling eatables just in front of the Sulabh Toilet under unhygienic conditions and putting the health of people who are having food especially the pilgrims and tourists visiting J&K, Vaishno Devi shrine to risk.
Sulabh Toilet near these reharies emanates foul smell all the time polluting air and flies sitting on the food items make them unhygienic, they said further adding that even these vendors use water from Sulabh Toilet for preparing food posing threat to the health of consumers. Due to total negligence of Lakhanpur Municipal Committee these reharies are forced to sell eatables under such unhygienic conditions has committee has failed to provide better place to these licensed reharis, sources claimed.
"It is the duty of Municipal Committee to provide a better place or spot to sell eatables for these vendors and the unhygienic conditions is not only a biggest threat to the public health but also a major question over the insensitivity of the Committees which has equal share in playing role to put the life of consumers in risk said by a tourists Suresh Yadav, Meenakshi, Ruchi, Vinay Patnaik, Deepak Batnagar and Rtd Capt Suraj Chauhan.
They said there is complete violation of norms of selling eatables by the vendors most of the vendors have not used to cover the eatables with required covered to protect from dust pollution and flies, all the material are lying in open and flies are sitting on the eatables which is surely leading to health hazardous.
Food safety officer (FSO) Subash Raina admitted the prevailing of unhygienic conditions over the eatables which are being sold in Lkhanpur on reharies and chances of food poisoning is full.
When contacted Tehsildar Kathua Jatinder Mishra admitted that reharies are functioning in unhygienic conditions and even the rates of their products are also different for different people due to whom the rates which are being charged from the consumers are not fair which should also be a matter of investigation and the violation of market rule.
While the Executive office Lkhanpur Municipal Committee has also signing the songs in similar as sung by Tehsildar and Food safety officer and told that reharies will be shifted to other safe place.