Activists commit to maintain food quality

Assistant Commissioner (Food) Ravinder Garg addresses a meeting of food service entrepreneurs at Ahmedgarh. 

Mandi Ahmedgarh, Sept 29

Office-bearers and activists of various organisations of food industry and service entrepreneurs vowed to maintain standards of purity and quality of food items, besides maintaining hygienic environment on their premises.

An oath was taken in response to call made by officials of the Food Safety Department led by Assistant Commissioner (Food) Ravinder Garg during a meeting held at MGMN Senior Secondary School here.

Milk and milk product dealers, besides sweetmeat manufacturers led by Vijay Kumar Kakria, councillors Bimal Sharma and Bhojraj Sharma reiterated their earlier stand to support the Tandarusat Punjab Mission by following and implementing guidelines of the Food Safety Department issued from time to time.

Comprehending that ill profits made by adopting unlawful activities were dissipated uselessly, the entrepreneurs acknowledged that only genuine growth and development could be spontaneous and perpetual.

Earlier, officials led by Garg visited workshops of hotels, dhabas, sweet manufacturers and catering contractors to ensure if guidelines issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India were being implemented in letter and spirit.

Garg illustrated modalities about mandatory obtaining of a license or get registration under the Food Safety Act. He also highlighted the guidelines of the Act and exhorted all concerned to follow these guidelines in case they wanted to avoid action, including heavy fine and punishment.

Garg updated the participants on the methods of checking adulteration in various food products, including milk, ghee, paneer and khoya.