Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: A team of Food Safety Officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Srinagar inspected various Food Manufacturing Units (FMUs) at Food Processing Park Industrial Estate Khanamoh including Spice, Milk & Milk Products, Fruit Jam, Jellies besides Packaged drinking water and Dal Manufacturing Units.
Some of them were found in unhygienic conditions and were put on ten days’ notice to plug the loopholes. From the possession of one of the unit namely Exotic Food Industries, 350 kgs of Kurkuray chips were destroyed as wrong formula of manufacturing was adopted, which had rendered the chips unfit for human consumption. The manufacturer was banned from further manufacture of this food article till he engages technical persons for the same. Samples were also lifted from various units for testing.
As per the mandate of FSSA 2006, Rules 2011, all the manufacturers are directed to put in place Food Safety Management System which means adoption of good manufacturing practices. Good hygiene practices and HACCP besides they are further directed to establish their own food testing facilities for ensuring manufacture of quality food in line with the standards laid down in Food Safety and Standards Act and Rules.
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