உணவில் பல்லி: உணவகத்தை மூட உத்தரவு

பல்லி விழுந்த சாம்பாரை விற்பனை செய்த உணவகத்திற்கு சீல் வைக்கும் உணவு பாதுகாப்புத் துறையினர்.

திண்டிவனம் அருகே பாஞ்சாலம் கிராமத்தில் அரசின் திட்டப்பணிகளை செய்துவந்த தொழிலாளர்களான கண்ணன், சீனு, ரவி, செல்வம், அன்பு, ராஜேஸ்வரி, சுசிலா, ராபர்ட் அகியோர் ஒலக்கூரில் இயங்கி வரும் உணவகம் ஒன்றில் மதிய உணவு வாங்கி வந்து சாப்பிட்டிக் கொண்டிருந்தனர். அப்போது சாம்பாரில் பல்லி இறந்து கிடப்பதை கண்டவுடன் அனைவருக்கும் வாந்தி, மயக்கம் ஏற்பட்டது.

இதையடுத்து சாரம் அரசு ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையத்தில் அவர்கள் அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டு சிகிச்சை பெற்றனர். இதையறிந்த ஒலக்கூர் சுகாதார மேற்பார்வையாளர் வீரப்பன் உணவு பாதுகாப்புதுறைக்கு தகவல் தெரிவித்தார்.

இதையடுத்து உணவு பாதுகாப்பு நியமன அலுவலர் வரலட்சுமி தலைமையிலான உணவு பாதுகாப்பு துறை பணியாளர்கள் மோகன், கதிரவன் உள்ளிட்டோர் நேரில் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்டு ஆட்சியர் சுப்பிரமணியன் உத்தரவின் பேரில் அந்த உணவகத்திற்கு சீல் வைத்தனர்.

பல்லி விழுந்த சாம்பாரை விற்பனை செய்த உணவகத்திற்கு சீல் வைக்கும் உணவு பாதுகாப்புத் துறையினர்.

Food and Drugs Administration raids sweets unit, seizes goods worth over 3 lakh

NASHIK: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Nashik raided a sweetmeat factory behind K K Wagh College in Adgaon on Thursday and confiscated products worth over Rs 3 lakh as those did not meet the standard food safety rules set by International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

Around 3,500kg of finished product, 270kg of Mysore Pak and 540kg of low quality vanaspati ghee was confiscated. The raid was conducted at 10:30am on Thursday at Sangam Soan Papadi owned by Ramansingh Yadav. Senior FDA official said that the drive would be strict during the festive period.

A FDA official said, "The factory owner was not adhering to the rules set on food safety. The entire factory area was dirty, the articles used for preparing the sweets were spread over the floor and there was no room left for sunlight at the place of production.

He added, "The machines used for preparing the sweet were dirty and emanated a foul smell. Neither the factory workers did not go for regular medical check-up nor were they provided gloves or apron while preparing sweets."

The Vanaspati ghee that was used in sweet preparation was also of a cheap quality. The documentation necessary to run a factory were not present with the owner. The workers did not have any documents to support their employee proof.

Moreover, the containers used for storing the sweets were of bad quality and the date of manufacturing was not mentioned on those boxes as well. The samples of the products have been sent to the FDA laboratory in Pune and further action will be taken under the guidance of Additional Commissioner of the FDA Nashik, Uday Vanzari.

The official added, "Such drives will continue in the near future as well with a view that the festive period is underway. Sweets are sold in abundance during the Navratra in Dussehra and also in Diwali. The FDA's attempt will be to ensure that people get safe food for consumption. There are 10 food safety officers who have been deployed in different parts of the district to check factories of food products, restaurants, sweet marts."

Thefood safety officers of the FDA will also have to keep a watch on the food products sold en-route the Saptashringi Garh.

Govt given ‘last opportunity’ to make food testing labs functional

Jammu: The J&K high court has granted government the “last opportunity” to make the two food testing laboratories functional at Srinagar and Jammu.

A division bench of Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed chairman Service Selection Board to appear in person before it if the selection of technical manpower for the laboratories was not completed by next date of hearing, posted in the week commencing from October 17.

Hearing a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation, the division bench rejected the compliance report filed by the Managing Director Medical Supplies Corporation in which he had “unsatisfactorily” revealed the steps taken for procuring necessary equipment for setting up of the laboratories.

The court said that it was not satisfied with the approach adopted by the MD and warned him of “appropriate action” if he failed to utilize the “last opportunity” to complete the process for procuring necessary equipments for the laboratories.

On September 9, the court had directed government to file status report by September 29 regarding steps taken to make the two food testing laboratories functional.

On June 10, the court had observed that a lot was required to be done by the government to alleviate the sufferings of the people due to food adulteration. It had ordered the government to make the two food testing laboratories functional by July 11.

Besides, the court had also directed government to fast-track appointment of technical manpower as per the Food Safety and Standard Act of 2006.

“The recruitment shall he made on fast track basis. The laboratories shall be fully equipped to make them functional,” the bench had said. It had also directed that Mobile Vans shall also be purchased and put to service.

“The authorities whosoever have been involved at different points of time in implementing the Food Safety and Standard Act of 2006 have exhibited only skin deep concern to the sufferings of people. The state authorities in order to ameliorate the lot of suffering people are required to show soul deep concern,” the court had observed during hearing in May.

“This is not the question of a small water body and its encroachment, which we can demolish and get back the water body. It concerns the health of all of us, rich and poor, ruler and the ruled. Everybody’s health is involved in this issue but there is sad state of affairs,” the court had said.

The chief secretary, BR Sharma, who had appeared before the court had in fairness admitted that the FSSA 2006 has not been implemented in the manner it had to be implemented in the state.

He however had assured the court that he will immediately take review of the all aspects concerning the implementation of the FSSA. He had also assured that without waiting for the financial assistance from the government of India, funds for setting up “technologically advanced laboratories” both at Jammu and Srinagar would be immediately provided by the state and the laboratories will be established shortly.

Man, daughter fall ill consuming curd

A man and his daughter were admitted to the government hospital in Chromepet on Friday after consuming curd purchased from a grocery shop nearby. Moses (45), a resident of Mumoorthi Nagar and his daughter Jenifer (18), purchased a curd packet from a shop near their house.

When they started consuming it, they found a black-coloured object in the curd that was later found to be a leech. Both of them developed nausea and dehydration after some time and were rushed to the hospital. They are recuperating after treatment by the doctors and likely to be discharged soon.

When he approached the Chromepet police, they refused to take action and suggested that the case may be referred to the food safety officer at Pallavaram Municipality. A complaint has been filed and an investigation is under progress, municipal officials said.