PANAJI: The district magistrate (DM), North Goa, has imposed a penalty of 75,000 on a Karnataka-based food trader, Sharda Traders, for violating provisions of Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, and Rules and Regulation 2011.
District magistrate Nila Mohanan also imposed a fine of 50,000 each on Suresh Kumar Borana of Kohinoor Sweet Mart, KTC, Panaji, and distributor, Mandora Rajivbhai of Paresh Namkeem, Chimbel, and fine of 10,000 against vendor, Narendra Purohit for similar violations.
The samples of the namkeen were drawn by food and drug administration's senior food safety officer Rajiv Korde . The laboratory analysis proved that the food items were of substandard quality.
The samples contained synthetic non-permitted colour tartrazine, the officials alleged. The FDA official also found that food items were misbranded, as packets did not contain label declaration as required under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standard (packaging and labelling) Regulation 2011.
In the order, Mohanan also directed the Karnataka food trader to immediately discontinue further manufacture and distribution of sub-standard and misbranded food article. The trader has been directed to file an affidavit in compliance within 15 days of the order, failing which stern action will be initiated against him.
The samples contained synthetic non-permitted colour tartrazine, the officials alleged.
After receiving the result as substandard, the manufacturer / FDA should take efforts to inform other retailers to stop sales of the misbranded batch no.
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