Nov 30: According to the Assistant Commissioner Food Safety, Srinagar a checking squad today inspected a confectionary unit which was manufacturing items using fake labels over them and was operating in total unsanitary conditions.
“On specific information that a food unit operating from Safakadal Srinagar is manufacturing groundnut chikkies and other confectionary items in the name of Manies sweets and Namkeen Okhla Bihar New Delhi, a team of food safety officers raided the unit.
The Assistant Commissioner said that during the inspection it was found that manufacturing was being carried out on a large scale in total unsanitary conditions and without obtaining license under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
“After lifting samples the whole stock which included 8500 packets of groundnut chikki and fake labels in huge quantity was seized and operation of the unit was closed,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to the Deputy Director Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Srinagar, an enforcement squad of the Department conducted market checking in the month of November 2017 in various areas falling within the vicinity of Srinagar.
During the market checking, 655 business establishments were inspected and a penal sum of Rs 160350 were collected as a fine from 241 erring shopkeepers.
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