Food safety and drugs administration has cracked down on shops in and around Srirangam selling soft drinks which have passed its expiry date, ahead of Vaikunda Ekadesi festival.
Since the commencement of the inspection on December 18, food safety officers (FSOs) attached to the food safety department of Trichy found carbonated drinks beyond expiry date on display at shops. The officials let the vendors with a warning after seizing the drinks.
"We seized soft drinks from four to five shops and destroyed them. We will issue notices to such shops asking them to follow procedure. If they continue to violate, they will be slapped with cases," said designated officer (DO) of food safety department Dr R Senthilkumar on Monday.
Besides Srirangam, the drive is being conducted at shops in the entry points such as Chathiram bus stand, No 1 toll gate, TVS toll gate and central bus stand to check if there was any sale of such items. The drive will be intensified from Tuesday and it will go on till December 29.
The officials asked the people to check the manufacturing date and expiry date before consuming such stuffs. The doctors warn of either mild or severe health complications as the consequence of consuming the any food items which crossed it expiry date.
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