In view of the forthcoming festival season, the District Food Safety Department has started a special drive to prevent adulteration of food products and sale of spurious edible items. The drive started on Wednesday. On very first day of the drive the teams of the department visited many sweet shops of the city and collected two samples from Bikaner sweet shop.
In a letter directed to officers of the department, the designated officer, food safety G C Kandwal said that the campaign is part of the department’s drive to implement food safety and standards act. The department would continue the drive till October 17. Under the drive the officials would hold survey of the milk, milk products, and edible oil and would take samples of suspected food products.
The department would also ensure that no shopkeeper is involved in preparation, storage and sale of the milk products in an unhygienic and unhealthy manner. Special checking of vehicles would be conducted at the check posts and entry points of the district. The teams of the department have been directed to act against the shopkeeper selling food items that are past their shelf life and ensure that the storage and sale of the food products are done on the basis of first in first out principle. The officers of the food safety have also been directed to work in tandem with the district administration during the drive. The designated officer Food safety G C Kandwal said that the drive would continue in the festive season and the department is fully geared up for it.