Awareness campaign of safe food, healthy drives held

A one-day special awareness and IEC campaign on “safe food and healthy diets’ was held today at Tamenglong Bazaar.

The campaign was led by designated officer, Food Safety Administration, Tamenglong, Th. Sunilkumar Singh.

During the awareness campaign which was conducted in the midst of public cries of plastic eggs and rice in the district, spot testing of food were also conducted. And during one such visit to a tea hotel at Tamenglong bazaar run by a non-local, it was found that the hotel was under permissible hygienic standards. In regard to this, the Food safety department has issued a show cause notice that the hotel needs to be repaired as per the guidelines of food safety rules.

The Food safety department also conducted spot testing on eggs and fruit juices amongst others; and a huge number of people turned up for the testing. On visiting the women market at Tamenglong, some women were food selling yellow ginger powders without proper cover. The officials from the Food safety department instructed all women to properly cover or pack their wares properly.

Speaking to the media, Th. Sunilkumar Singh said that the awareness campaign will be conducted or reach out to all the sub- divisions of the district. “People of Tamenglong need to be aware that all shops selling consumable items are liable to maintain standards of hygiene and adulteration is an offence,” he added.