Commissioner Food Safety chaired a review meeting of designated officers (DOs) of Kashmir Division regarding their statutory duties under Food Safety & Standards Act, in their respective jurisdictions, an official spokesman said.
The commissioner reviewed the work done including, samples lifted, license issued, license cancelled, prosecutions launched, follow up of food safety advisories, awareness programmes and redressal of public complaints regarding the quality of food.
The commissioner, according to spokesman, was apprised that during the current financial year 720 samples were lifted, 14 prohibition orders were issued, 26 public complaints were received and same were addressed on priority basis, besides 32 awareness programmes for the food business operators, schools and general public were conducted. It was revealed that more than two thousand food business operators were provided with license while as 170 prosecutions were launched under various offences as per the provisions laid down in the Act, on grounds of adverse reports. On special drives and surprise inspections commissioner was informed that deteriorated food items worth Rs 1.43 lakh were destroyed and Rs 4.75 lakh were seized including spices, pickles.