May 15, 2017
About 80 unhygienic eateries closed in Ernakulam
The special squads constituted by District Collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla had conducted inspections at hotels, bakeries and wayside eateries as part of the one-week drive, which was launched in the wake of reports of epidemic outbreak in the district.
As per the data from the district administration, the maximum number of eateries were closed down in the Kalamassery municipal area, where over 40 cases of Hepatitis A were reported recently.
Of the 91 eateries inspected in Kalamassery municipality, 37 were closed down and five were removed. As many as 25 eateries were closed down in Aluva, which is fast turning into a migrant hub. In Thrikkakara municipality, the team inspected 109 shops and closed around 17 food joints and removed 26 wayside eateries.
“We have issued stop memos to the eateries that had been functioning in unhygienic conditions, operating without obtaining licence from the local bodies and employed workers without health cards. Many illegal wayside eateries were removed during the drive,” said District Health Officer P N Sreenivasan, who coordinated the drive.
The District Collector, who is also the chairman of the District Disaster management Authority, had last week formed the special squad comprising Revenue, municipality, health, police and food safety officers after cases of jaundice, diphtheria, hepatitis, dengue and H1N1 were reported from various parts of the district.
The squads were empowered under Sections 30(5), 30(20) and 33 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to inspect eateries, including bakeries and hotels.
“We will intensify the inspections in the coming days and action will be taken against offenders based on the Municipal Food Safety rules. The drive is part of the preventive measures to check the spread of epidemics before the onset of monsoon,” the District Collector said.
Raids at food joints
Kalamassery
Inspected 91
Closed 37
Removed 5
Aluva
Inspected 74
Closed 25
Removed nil
Thrikkakara
Inspected 109
Closed 17
Removed 26
Open sale of meat to be banned in Dehradun city
According to norms, even shops with a licence cannot keep meat in the open and have to do their business behind closed doors.
The state urban development minister Madan Kaushik on Sunday announced that open sale of meat will be banned in Dehradun city even if shops have a licence. He announced the decision after a meeting with local traders union in Dehradun.
Speaking to officials from local bodies and state urban development department present in the meeting, Kaushik said that shops with a licence cannot keep meat in the open and have to do their business behind closed doors as per norms.
He directed officials of Dehradun Municipal Corporation and other departments to hold public awareness campaigns and inform shopkeepers not to sell meat in the open.
Kaushik ordered that meat traders with open shops who want to continue with the same arrangement will be provided land at a separate location that will be surveyed and identified by the officials of Dehradun Municipal Corporation and district food safety department.
The minister has given strict instructions to the official to deal sternly with illegal meat shops owners and initiate legal action against them.
He has also asked the officials to expedite pending licence applications of meat traders.
Apart from officials, Dehradun mayor and BJP MLA Vinod Chamoli, senior Congress leader and former corporator Ashok Verma, BJP leader and Dehradun Traders Association chief Umesh Aggarwal and Anil Goyel were present in the meeting.
Earlier, the BJP-led state government had ordered that meat shops along River Ganga be shut down. It had also raided illegal slaughterhouses operating across the state.
Rotten, uncovered food seized from City eateries
Srinagar: The food safety officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) visited various areas of Srinagar to inspect food establishments including hotels, bakery shops, dhaba’s and other food outlets. The visit was initiated by commissioner SMC Dr Shafqat Khan.
The eateries that got inspected in different areas included Lal Chowk, M.A road, Batamaloo, Residency road, Wazirbagh , Rajbagh , Hyderpora and adjacent areas.
During the inspection large quantity of rusted utensils and uncovered food items kept in polythene bags were were destroyed on spot.
The mutton sellers were strictly directed to maintain proper hygiene. Rotten vegetables and fruits were destroyed in bulk from various City markets, an SMC spokesperson said.
The Commissioner SMC Dr Shafqat Khan in this regard has appealed food business operators to maintain up to mark hygiene and sell qualitative food to the public.
Sago manufacturers warned
Officials of Salem Starch and Manufacturers’ Service Industrial Co-operative Society Limited (SAGOSERVE) and the Tamil Nadu Food Safety Drug Administration Department has warned sago manufacturers not to produce adulterated products.
During a meeting organised by Sagoserve here recently with sago manufacturers from seven districts, D. Raajendiran, Managing Director, Sagoserve, said that harmful chemicals are used to bleach sago to achieve pure white colour, which is banned as per Food Safety and Standards Act.
T. Anuradha, Salem District Designated Officer, said that maize starch and sago starch are mixed in equal quantities to produce adulterated product which is a violation. She said that while tapioca starch is sold at ₹ 55 per kg while maize starch is sold at ₹ 25 kg in the market. Hence, to earn more profit, adulteration and hazardous chemicals are used endangering the lives of the consumers.
She warned that strict action will be taken against adulterators, including cancelling the license of the unit, if the violations are found.
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