Chandigarh: Continuing with its drive against spurious food products, teams of food and drug administration seized 135 samples of milk and milk products from different parts of Punjab on Wednesday.
The teams collected 135 samples, including of desi ghee, curd, paneer, butter, khoya, lassi, burfi and cream, from various food business operators and forwarded them to the State Food Safety Laboratory in Kharar for analysis.
Food and drug administration commissioner and Tandrust Punjab Mission director K S Pannu said the Punjab government was taking the matter of food adulteration seriously and conducting regular inspections. He said that besides regular inspection of milk and milk products, special campaigns regarding other food items, like fruits, are also being carried out.
Pannu warned of strict action against those found indulging in malpractices. Punishment up to 6 years with a fine of Rs 1 lakh can be imposed on a food business operator whose products are found to be unsafe for human consumption, he said. In case of samples being found sub-standard, a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh can be imposed through a trial at the level of additional deputy commissioner of the district, he added.
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