Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 11: To promote ease of doing business and bring Food Business Operators under the ambit of Food Safety and Standards Act, a special License-cum-Registration Camp was today organized at Ware House Nehru Market here by Food Safety Wing of Drugs and Food Control Organization with the support of Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market Jammu.
A total of 56 new licenses were issued to various Food Business Operators on the spot, which mainly included the wholesale dealers of this grain mandi. A total of 16 licenses were also renewed in the camp.
The members of Federation were sensitized regarding the advisories issued by the Commissioner Food and Drugs Administration J&K on mandatory mentioning of FSSAI License Number on the Invoices. They were also directed to keep their premises neat and clean and destroy the rotten commodities themselves at the designated places.
The camp was held under the supervision of Dr Parvesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Jammu in which food safety officers Zulfikar Ali, Raj Kumar and Rajesh Jamwal issued licenses on the spot.
Deepak Gupta, President of the Federation said that Traders Federation had organized this special camp for its traders under Ease of Doing Business. The Federation has decided to do the paperwork of its traders at its level so that the traders can focus on their business.
Others who were present on this occasion include Munish Mahajan Senior Vice President, Abhimanyu Gupta Vice President, Sham Lal Langer General Secretary, Vishal Gupta Secretary and Amit Gupta Cashier of the Federation.