Food safety drive conducted

Feb 4 (DIPR): Food safety authority of Tamenglong with district police conducted food safety drive at the Tamenglong DHQs today.

The drive led by Th Sunilkumar Singh, Designated Officer, visited hotels, food stalls, shops and inspected the food items. Many banned tobacco products and expiry food items/products were also seized during the drive. Food items from the grocery shops found without manufactured dates and batch no, expired items and products not certified by fssai were confiscated and destroyed.

The team also advised meat vendors to maintain hygiene and store the meat covered in glass cases.

All workers engaged in hotels and restaurants should cover their mouths with masks, wear hand gloves and aprons when preparing and serving food, he advised the food business operators. He also advised people to make sure all packaged products they buy bear the trade mark 'FSSAI' (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India).

All shops and food business operators must obtain license from the office of the Food Safety Authority Tamenglong, situated at CMO's Office, said Th Sunilkumar.