Dindigul: Officials from the food safety department in Dindigul district have unearthed an illegal packaged drinking water unit functioning near Oddanchatram.
A team led by designated officer for food safety of Dindigul district Dr K Natarajan sealed the unit functioning in Dharapuram Road on Thursday.
Sreenivasa Water Supply company, which was supplying 20-litre bubble top water cans to commercial establishments and residential houses, under the brand name Kushi Aqua came to the notice of the food safety officials recently. The officials disconnected electrical connection to the unit and sealed it after monitoring its activities.
Natarajan said that although there was a reverse osmosis (RO) facility in the unit it was not a registered under the Food Safety and Standards Act and there was no clearance from the public works department (PWD) and certification from BIS, which are mandatory to run a packaged drinking water company.
A legal packaged drinking water company has to test the water on a regular basis in the in-house lab and periodical tests in an external lab to ensure the quality of water.
Natarajan said the unit was functioning secretly at nights to avoid the attention of food safety department officials. There was not even a concrete structure. The proprietor also involved in fraudulent activities as he procured bubble top bottles of other ISI registered companies and used it for distribution. The proprietor has to face the legal consequences, he added.
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