The Punjab Government has directed the designated officers of Food and Drug Administration to step up surveillance and monitoring especially for milk and milk product during the ongoing festival season. The State Health and Family Welfare Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani on Wednesday reiterated that the Department is committed for providing safe food items and eatable to the general public.
He directed the designated officers to step up surveillance and monitoring specially for milk and milk product as the festival season is going on.
Jyani asked the officials to increase the sampling of eatables, while asking the government Food laboratories to provide reports of samples obtained on fast track.
He further asked the officers to ensure that synthetic milk or adulterated khoa etc should not be sold in the market. The Minister asked that special surveys must be conducted frequently and the quality of food items must be examined.