Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 31: Food and Drugs Administration sealed 2 manufacturing units and seized food products worth Rs 6 lakh.
As per official spokesman, special teams constituted by Commissioner FDA for checking the manufacturing units of food products headed by Deputy Commissioner Food Jammu and Deputy Commissioner Food Kashmir conducted surprise checks of the manufacturing and processing units to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food to the public.
In Jammu, during the last 2 days, the team conducted inspections of the manufacturing units. During the drive, it was observed that JK Food Industries opposite Kot Bhalwal Jail had no proper basic infrastructure as mandated under law for manufacturing of noodles (dry) and accordingly food licence issued in favour of said firm was suspended and directed to stop the activities till proper infrastructure is put in place.
Improvement Notices under section 32 of the FSS Act, 2006 and challan under section 56 for manufacturing food articles under insanitary and unhygienic conditions were issued to manufacturing units Viz M/s Dairy Kind Food Product, Gharota Block Bhalwal, M/s JK Oil industries, Gangyal, M/s Sunrise Bread Box Bakery Purkhoo, M/s Vaid Milk Products Private Limited Gangyal, Sansar Dal Mills and Sansar Flour Mills, Gangyal, the spokeman informed.
One of the Manufacturing Unit M/s Sansar Flour Mills, Gangyal which was found carrying manufacturing process in unhygienic conditions and without mandatory FSSAI Food Licence, was sealed on the spot. During the special drive 8 samples of various categories of food articles were lifted and sent to the Food Laboratory for analysis.
In Kashmir Division, a total of 7 food samples were lifted from various food business establishments and were sent to Food Testing Lab for analytical purposes. The manufacturing process of M/s Royal Fast Foods was prohibited and stocks of snacks worth Rs 6 lakh were seized from the said manufacturing unit. The licence of M/s Aroma Sweets was suspended for a period of ten days with the direction to carry necessary renovation of the unit to meet sanitary parameters as mandated under the Act, the official spokesman said.
Improvement notices were issued to M/s Kashmir Dairy, M/s Aqualite Waters, M/s Adfar Spices, M/s Kanwal Spices and HR Spices for rectification of packaging material and upgradation of inhouse testing labs and sanitary conditions and proper documentation, spokesman added.
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