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JC warns dairy units against adulteration

JC warns dairy units against adulteration

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Joint Collector Dr Krithika Shukla warned the milk product companies of severe consequences if they use chemicals and colours which are harmful for consumption.

Vijayawada: Joint Collector Dr Krithika Shukla warned the milk product companies of severe consequences if they use chemicals and colours which are harmful for consumption. The joint collector along with food safety officials held surprise checks on milk product companies at Gollapudi.

Samples were taken and were sent for testing. The stock at Maruti Milk Products company was seized as they were not following the prescribed norms of food safety. Notices were served to the owner of the company.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Shukla said that a few ice cream companies were using chemicals, colours, poor quality and polluted water to manufacture food products which are harmful for consumption which was brought to her notice.

She further said that stern action will be taken on the companies which does not maintain hygienic conditions, keeping the stocks in rusted vessels, selling the food products after the expired date and not following food safety norms she said and added that surprise checks will continue. Asst food controller N Poornachandra Rao, food safety officials T Sekhar Reddy, N Mahesh Babu were present.

80 fall ill in Dahod after eating food at a wedding

Vadodara: At least 80 persons took ill in Jhalod taluka of Dahod district after consuming food at a wedding in the Kadwal village. Those who fell sick had consumed the food on Friday night and started taking ill from Saturday morning.

The wedding was held at the residence of one Shantu Parmar in the Mali Falia of Kadwal village. Parmar had served pani-puri, vegetables, mango juice, ‘batata vada’ and other food items at the wedding.

On Saturday morning patients complaining of stomach discomfort, vomiting and diarrhoea started trickling in at the Jhalod primary health centre. With an increasing number of patients turning up at the hospital, some had to be referred to nearby health centres too for treatment.

Sources said that the symptoms of food poisoning were severe in around 30 persons and they had to be admitted. Teams from the health department as well as the food safety department were rushed to the village and nearby areas to conduct surveys. They checked all who had gone to the wedding to ensure that there were no more cases.

Samples of food and water served at the wedding were also collected by the officials. These will now be tested to ascertain if there was any contamination.