"கேன்' குடிநீர் மாதிரிகளை பரிசோதியுங்கள்! : அடுத்த கட்டளையால் மேலும் சிக்கல்

"கேன்' குடிநீர் நிறுவனங்களிடம், மாதிரிகளை பெற்று ஆய்வு செய்ய வேண்டும் என, மாநில அரசுகளுக்கு மத்திய நுகர்வோர் நலத் துறை உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.

புதிய நடைமுறை : இது குறித்து, நுகர்வோர் நலத் துறை அனுப்பியுள்ள சுற்றறிக்கை: "கேன்' குடிநீர் நிறுவனங்கள் தொடர்பாக, மத்திய அரசு புதிய நடைமுறைகளை அமல்படுத்துகிறது. "கேன்' குடிநீர் நிறுவனங்கள் ஐ.எஸ்.ஐ., சான்று பெற்றுள்ளதா என்பதை, தரக்கட்டுப்பாட்டுத் துறை ஆய்வு செய்ய வேண்டும்.

குடிநீர் தொழிற்சாலைகளில், உணவு பாதுகாப்பு மற்றும் தரக்கட்டுப்பாட்டு துறையினர், அவ்வப்போது, கள ஆய்வு செய்யவேண்டும். ஐ.எஸ்.ஐ., விதிக்குட்பட்டு, குடிநீர், சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்டு தயாரிக்கப்படுகிறதா, என்பதை ஆய்வு செய்ய வேண்டும். அந்தந்த நிறுவனங்களின் தயாரிப்பு மாதிரிகளை எடுத்து, ஆய்வுக்கு உட்படுத்த வேண்டும். அதே போல விற்பனையில் உள்ள குடிநீரையும் ஆய்வு செய்ய வேண்டும்.

விதிமீறல் நிறுவனங்கள் மீது, எச்சரிக்கை நோட்டீஸ், உற்பத்தியை நிறுத்த உத்தரவு, லைசன்ஸ் முடக்கம், லைசன்ஸ் நிரந்தர நீக்கம் போன்ற நடவடிக்கைகளை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.இதை மாநில அரசுகள் உடனடியாக நடைமுறைப்படுத்த வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு, அந்த உத்தரவில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

கால அவகாசம் : தமிழகத்தில் ஏற்கனவே. "கேன்' குடிநீரின் தரம் குறித்த வழக்கு, தேசிய பசுமை தீர்ப்பாயத்தில் நடந்து வருகிறது. நிலத்தடி நீரை வறண்ட பகுதியிலிருந்து எடுக்கும், 252 நிறுவனங்களுக்கு தடை விதிக்கப்பட்டு, தற்போது கால அவகாசம் அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்நிலையில், மத்திய அரசு பிறப்பித்துள்ள புதிய உத்தரவு, விதிமீறல் கேன் குடிநீர் தயாரிப்பு நிறுவனங்களுக்கு மேலும் சிக்கலை ஏற்படுத்தும்.

DINAMANI NEWS

Fruit, vegetable markets under health department scanner

JAIPUR: Fruits and vegetable markets in the state will be periodically inspected by the health department officials to check if they contain harmful chemicals like insecticides or pesticides beyond acceptable limits.

The health department is planning to intensify its efforts to keep a check on fruits and vegetable markets in the state. The health department on January 23 wrote to all chief medical health officers (CMHOs) in the state to conduct periodical inspections and monitoring of major fruit and vegetable markets. Along with the directions, the health department has attached a circular of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, which has all the details of how the periodical inspections and monitoring of major fruits and vegetable market could be done.

A senior health department official said they have already directed the CMHOs to conduct periodic inspections so that they could check the use of carbide in ripening of fruits. As per the surveillance plan for fruits and vegetable, the health department would collect samples of seasonal fruits and vegetables. Minimum number of 10 of each fruit and 10 of each vegetable would randomly be collected from each market in every three months.

As per the directions, analysis of fruits and vegetables will be done on physical parameters, heavy metals and crop contaminants and microbiological parameters. In microbiological parameters, there is total plate count, yeast and mold, E. coli, coliforms, B. cereus, salmonella, shagella would be checked in vegetables and fruits as they are harmful for health.

The officials have been directed to send the samples collected to laboratories authorized by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India. However, a government-run laboratory official pointed out that so far samples of milk, mawa and other milk products come to them for testing but the samples of fruits and vegetables never came for testing.

Gutka, Pan Masala ban orders blatantly violated in Udupi

UDUPI: Despite a state government order banning Gutka and Pan Masala sale seven months ago, the truth is that the banned products are still blatantly sold in various shops in the district. In fact the people here have never felt that these goods have been banned.

Moreover, though the district administration had constituted a 14 member squad to oversee the effective implementation of the government rule, so far this squad had not organised even a single raid during the past seven months.

Even the Health Department is facing shortage of staff in Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala and this is cited as one of the reasons for the failure of the squad to conduct any raid.

Meanwhile, Dr Praveen Kumar, Officer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority has said the Authority had sought the permission of the Deputy Commissioner to conduct a raid on shops selling the banned product. Raids may follow no sooner permission is granted,” he said.

‘Mobile testing laboratory’ for analyzing food at ‘Auto Expo’

The mobile laboratory for the purpose of testing of food articles is currently staged at the auto expo to examine the quality of food being served through kiosks by the leading food vendors. The Food Business Operators are serving variety of food items on different food stalls in the event. The purpose of the mobile food testing lab is to monitor food articles on the elementary testing parameters and if required then food samples could be sent for detailed analysis to the main facility.

The team at the ‘Arbro Mobile Testing Lab’ is randomly picking food samples from different vendors and carrying out the on-spot analysis of the conditions of the different food items being served to the people. The food articles are being tested on the safety and hygienic parameters. The mobile lab is also committed to provide hands on testing services on the basic parameters to the individuals if they have concerns over the food product.

The auto expo is the mega motor show where domestic and international players like Maruti, Ford, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Mitsubishi, BMW, Mercedes and others are exhibiting their new models for the public. This is the 12th Auto Expo which is presently organized at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India and is ending on February 12, 2014.

ABOUT ARBRO

Arbro Laboratory has been identified among top 5 national level labs in India. The laboratory is equipped with all the required equipment and is operated by a team which is experienced in the analysis of food testing, using techniques like HPLC, HPTLC, GCMC, LCMSMS and chemical analysis. Arbro is FSSAI approved and is accredited by NABL.

Let frozen food stay in microwave for safe eating

New York, Feb 9 (IANS) If you think frozen meals are ready to eat and just need to be reheated in microwaves, get alarmed. Rather, let the meal stand for the recommended time in the microwave before you start eating, shows new research. An investigation into a case where 44 people got food poisoning after eating frozen chicken-and-rice meals in 18 states in the US revealed that the outbreak of Salmonella bacteria - that caused food poisoning - was owing to "improperly" microwaving food. 

Most of the people who fell ill cooked frozen meal in a microwave but not all of them let the meal stand for the recommended time inside before they began eating, said a press release from Atlanta-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Follow all directions when it comes to microwaving food - including letting food 'stand' after cooking, it added. 

Microwave standing time is part of the cooking process. 

"Microwave cooking is a critical control point to ensure raw and uncooked ingredients reach a sufficient temperature to render them safe from microbial hazards," the report said. 

Manufacturers should provide step-by-step cooking instructions on frozen meals that account for variability in microwave wattage, it said.