Commissionerate of Food Safety launches inspection
With Deepavali around the corner, the office of the Commissionerate of Food Safety has launched inspections to check the unauthorised manufacturing of sweets in the district.
Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety P.K. Aleyamma said that several instances of manufacturing sweets in unhygienic circumstances, mis-branding, low quality and use of unauthorised colours have been noted during the previous Deepavali seasons and the Commissionerate had taken action against several manufacturing units.
The guidelines issued by the Commissionerate on Monday prohibits establishments that did not possess a food safety licence from manufacturing the sweets. Ms. Aleyamma said that temporary licences will be issued as per demand, but the applicants will have to ensure the quality of the water and material used.
Besides, the people involved in production should have medical fitness certificates and the establishment should be clean and safe. The Commissionerate discourages use of artificial colouring substances and Vanaspathi as well. The end products should be sealed and the expiry date should be mentioned on the packets.
“Since the use of pure ghee is not always cost-effective, many manufacturers resort to use of coconut oil and sunflower oil. But we have also come across Vanaspathi being used, which is not a welcome trend,” Ms. Aleyamma said pointing out that the edible vegetable oil (Vanaspathi) had many side-effects.
If any discrepancies are found during the inspections, the establishments will be sealed and the perpetrators are liable to be fined in a range of ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh. However, in case of use of unauthorised colouring substances, they may be subject to imprisonment as well, she added
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