Srinagar, Feb 19: In an effort to make summer capital Srinagar a “best food city,” Srinagar Municipal Corporation Wednesday raided cafeterias at University of Kashmir, filing a challan against a cafeteria owner at the varsity for using excessive “mono sodium glutamate and synthetic colouring agents” in food which is hazardous for human consumption.
An SMC team lead by Health Officer Dr Shafkat found out Iqbal Library cafeteria “in gross unhygienic conditions.”
The officials said that the SMC food safety team will be regularly inspecting canteens in University premises.
The canteen was not just found in gross unhygienic conditions, but the utensils along with the insanitary food items were confiscated by the team on spot.
Officials said a challan was framed against the manager of the cafeteria which was later produced before the court of Municipal Magistrate Srinagar.
“The manager was warned to desist from using such non permitted food colours. If he doesn’t improve his services, strict action will be taken against owner of the cafeteria,” SMC spokesperson said in a statement here. “Some of the food stuff was also destroyed for using harmful chemicals.”
The cafeteria owner was directed to keep the premises well sanitized and fully hygienic in future “otherwise the cafeteria shall be sealed down.”
Dr Shafkat said such inspections would continue in and around the university.
The health officer said that the spice contains coloring agents like Carmoisine and Tartrazine which can cause serious health hazards on consumption.
Notably the Health Department of SMC recently cracked whip on some of the local companies for using the substandard material in their production. SMC has also prepared a prosecution case against the Company under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
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