BANGALORE: The food service industries will have to compulsorily register themselves with the Health Department and seek licence to conduct their businesses as per the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), Commissioner for Food Safety S N Jayaram said.
He said the Act will be strictly implemented August 4. Jayaram said the government will launch a drive from next month to ensure that the Act is in effect from August. “We will close down the eateries which fail to get licence from the Food Safety Wing of the Health Department,” he added.
He said plans are on to set up a separate division for food safety under the department by posting Additional Food Safety Inspectors and officers. “The meat shop owners should not hang carcasses in front of their shops, but should have a display cabinet to protect the meat from dust and unhygienic conditions inside their premises. Every shop should have the display cabinet before July 1, he said.
Jayaram said a board containing the details of officials, their addresses and telephone numbers for helping people reach them in case of adulteration or poor quality of food should be placed in front of all eateries.
A toll-free number 1800-425-13825 will become operational from July 1 for people to register their complaints.
The website of the food safety wing: www.foodsafety.kar.nic.in and the official email ID of the food safety officer in Bangalore, dobbmpsouth@gmail.com has also been set up.
Citizens may also contact (080) 23465403 with complaints, he said
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