Chandigarh: Punjab government’s food safety vans, launched under the Tandarust Mission, have evoked a positive response across the state.
Of the 567 samples brought for testing by the public to these vans in October and November, 101 failed to meet the prescribed standards.
Tandarust Punjab Mission director Kahan Singh Pannu said mobile food safety vans are deployed on rotational basis in different districts. In October, a van was deployed in Hoshiarpur district where people brought 368 samples for testing, including 78 samples of milk and milk products, 49 of spices and condiments, 16 of water and beverages and 225 of sweets. Out of these, 40 failed the quality test.
Similarly in November, a food safety van was deployed in Ferozepur where 199 samples were tested. These included 60 samples of milk and milk products, 54 of spices and condiments, 20 samples of cereal and cereal products, 9 of salt and 56 of miscellaneous food items. Of these, 61 flunked the test.
Lauding the citizens for their support, Pannu said for on-the-spot testing of samples in the food safety vans, a nominal test charge to the tune of Rs 50 per sample was levied. After the analysis, the citizens were given certified copies of the report on the spot.
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