Special food adulteration drive on Karwachauth

Jammu, Oct 11 : A special drive was launched against adulteration in commonly used food items today, especially on the eve of Karwachauth by the team of Food Safety Officers of Jammu Municipal Corporation under the supervision of Health Officer Dr. Mohd. Saleem Khan. Teams inspected various food establishments like hotels, restaurants, provisional stores, food stalls, sabzi vendors, fruit Juice corners / vendors, tea stalls, ice cream corners, etc. in different areas falling within the limits of Jammu Municipal Corporation. During the round the team lifted 6 different kind of food samples and sent it to food analyst for analysis to ascertain its standard of purity. Al the food business operators were also directed not to sell any type of unhygienic food not conforming to prescribed quality & standards which can put the public health to danger, otherwise stringent action under Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 will be taken against the defaulters.