Aug 21, 2013
School mess inspected after suspected food poisoning
Six school students were admitted to the District
Hospital here on Tuesday due to suspected food poisoning. The students,
identified as Jephin Saji, Ajay Krishnan (Plus One students), P.S.
Abhijit, O.S. Anandu, H. Hameed and Alfy Punnen (Class 8 students), of
M.T. Seminary School were admitted after complaining of discomfort since
Monday night. The students, all of them stayed at the school hostel,
suffered from severe stomach pain and vomiting some time after they had
their dinner.
Soon after the students were admitted
to the hospital, food safety officials led by Kottayam food safety
officer S. Aji and Kanjirappally food safety officer D. Wilson arrived
at the school and conducted an inspection of the mess facilities. The
officials advised the school authorities to modernise the facilities
used for the preparation of food. The affected students, who had gained
admission through the sports quota, alleged the food items that had been
provided were unfit for consumption.
In addition,
they were not being provided food worth the amount of Rs. 4500 allocated
by the government for the purpose for each sports quota students. They
were discharged from the hospital by Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile,
the school authorities have said the same food items had been provided
for all the students of the hostel including the faculty.
Students suffered severe stomach pain and vomiting after having dinner from the hostel.
Traders’ body plans rally against FDI
Opposing Centre’s decision allowing foreign direct
investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and the Food Safety and Standards
Act, the Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangankalin Peramaippu has decided to take
out a rally in Chennai towards the Raj Bhavan on November 19. A
resolution to this effect was adopted at the conclusion of the
Peramaippu’s State, regional and district level office bearers meeting
held here on Tuesday.
Briefing reporters soon after
the meeting, its state president A.M. Vikramaraja said the Peramaippu
had been consistently opposing the Central government’s decision
allowing FDI in multi-brand retail as it would affect the livelihood of
the trading community across the country. About 20 lakh traders in Tamil
Nadu would be affected, he said alleging that the Central government
was trying to destroy the livelihood of the trading community.
Accepting
the demands of the multinationals such as the Walmart, the Centre had
relaxed certain preconditions and had “surrendered” to foreign
companies, he alleged. Mr. Vikramaja said entry of multi-nationals in
the retail sector would not create jobs .
Urging the
Centre to stop implementing the Food Safety and Standards Act as it
affected those involved in the food industry, the Peramaippu wanted
drastic changes in the Act. A special meeting of the traders body at the
national level would be held on September 3 and 4 at Raipur in
Chhattisgarh.
15ஆயிரம்போதைபாக்குகள் அழிப்பு
கோத்தகிரி
சுற்றுவட்டார பகுதியில் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பான்மசாலா மற்றும் புகையிலை
பொருட்களை தாராள மாக விற்பனை செய்யப்படுவது குறித்து தினகரன் நாளிதழில்
செய்தி வெளியானது. இதனை தொடர்ந்து கலெக்டர் அர்ச்சனா பட்நாயக் உத்தரவின்
பேரில் மாவட்ட சுகாதார துணை இயக்குநர் டாக்டர் பானுமதி தலைமையில் சுகாதார
மேற்பார்வையாளர் மணிகுண்டன், சுகாதார ஆய்வாளர்கள் குமாரசாமி, பிரேம்குமார்
ஆகியோர் கோத்தகிரி டானிங்டன், மார்க்கெட், பஸ்நிலையம், காமராஜர் சதுக்கம்,
எஸ் கைகாட்டி, நெடுகுளா ஆகிய பகுதிகளில் உள்ள கடைகளில் திடீர் சோதனை
நடத்தினர்.
இதில் பல்வேறு கடைகளில் பான்ம
சாலா, புகையிலை பொருட்களை பறிமுதல் செய்தனர். இதில் டானிங்டன் பகுதி
கடையில், தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பொருட்களை பறிமுதல் செய்து, ரூ.200 அபராதம்
விதிக்கப்பட்டது. தொடர்ந்து ரூ.15 ஆயிரம் மதிப்பிலான பான்மசாலா, புகையிலை
பொருட்களை பறிமுதல் செய்து அவற்றை கோத்தகிரி பேரூராட்சி அலுவலக செயல்
அலுவலர் பழனி முன்னிலையில் தீயிட்டு அழித்தனர்.
இதுகுறித்து
டாக்டர் பா னுமதி கூ றுகையில், தடை செய்த புகையிலை பொரு ட்களை குறித்து
தொடர்ந்து நடத்தப்படும். இதில் வியாபாரிகள் தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பொருட்களை
விற்பனை செய்வது கண்டறியப்பட்டால் அவர்கள் மீது நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பதோடு கடை
உரிமமும் ரத்து செய்யப்படும். தவிர தடை செய்யப்பட்ட பொருட்களை வாங்கி
உபயோகப்படுத்துபவர்கள் மீதும் அபராதம் விதிக்கப்படும் என்றா.
Food poisoning: 5 students taken ill
KOTTAYAM: Five students of M T Seminary School were admitted to District Hospital here after they developed symptoms of food poisoning after consuming food from the school hostel on Tuesday.
Jefin Saji and Ajay Krishnan of Plus One and class eight students P S Abhijith, H Hamid and Alphy I Punnen were admitted in hospital in the morning after complaining of vomitting and stomach pain.
They were kept under observation and were discharged by 3pm after they were found to be fine, said George J Palamattom, hospital superintendent.
The students were those selected by the Kerala Sports Council. After the centralised sports hostel in Kottayam was closed down in June, the students were accommodated at the hostels of various schools and college in the town. The building in which the hostel functioned belonged to the municipality and they shut the building after the council failed to clear the rent arrears.
Food safety officer Aji S, who examined the boarding of the school, said that some rectifications have to be done. "We have served notice to the school and have also taken samples of food materials and sent it to the laboratory in Kochi," he said.
The students also gave statements stating they developed problems after having dinner on Monday which included rice and beef. However, no other student has developed similar symptoms, he added.
According to some inmates, the students have been regularly complaining about the cleanliness and quality of food here. "We are not served food according to the menu fixed by the Sports Council," said an inmate.
Some students and their parents had filed a complaint to the Sports Council authorities in Thiruvanathapuram regarding this on Monday.
Padmini Thomas, Kerala State Sports Council president confirmed that the parents of some students had lodged complaint on Monday. "The council have given a menu to the schools and we are paying Rs 150 per day for the students. We will examine whether it is strictly followed and would take action," she said.
Around 24 students selected by the council are staying in the hostel.
They are into athletics and football. They are being trained by the coaches of Sports Council.
Jefin Saji and Ajay Krishnan of Plus One and class eight students P S Abhijith, H Hamid and Alphy I Punnen were admitted in hospital in the morning after complaining of vomitting and stomach pain.
They were kept under observation and were discharged by 3pm after they were found to be fine, said George J Palamattom, hospital superintendent.
The students were those selected by the Kerala Sports Council. After the centralised sports hostel in Kottayam was closed down in June, the students were accommodated at the hostels of various schools and college in the town. The building in which the hostel functioned belonged to the municipality and they shut the building after the council failed to clear the rent arrears.
Food safety officer Aji S, who examined the boarding of the school, said that some rectifications have to be done. "We have served notice to the school and have also taken samples of food materials and sent it to the laboratory in Kochi," he said.
The students also gave statements stating they developed problems after having dinner on Monday which included rice and beef. However, no other student has developed similar symptoms, he added.
According to some inmates, the students have been regularly complaining about the cleanliness and quality of food here. "We are not served food according to the menu fixed by the Sports Council," said an inmate.
Some students and their parents had filed a complaint to the Sports Council authorities in Thiruvanathapuram regarding this on Monday.
Padmini Thomas, Kerala State Sports Council president confirmed that the parents of some students had lodged complaint on Monday. "The council have given a menu to the schools and we are paying Rs 150 per day for the students. We will examine whether it is strictly followed and would take action," she said.
Around 24 students selected by the council are staying in the hostel.
They are into athletics and football. They are being trained by the coaches of Sports Council.
Kerala food safety body orders to destroy 850 tonnes pepper
Kochi, Aug. 20:
The Commissioner
of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI),
Thiruvananthapuram, has ordered destruction of 93 lots i.e., an
estimated 850 tonnes of black pepper, which were found to be adulterated
with mineral oil, immediately following statutory proceedings in
consultation with the Spices Board.
Of the 104 lots
which were analysed at the Spices Board mineral oil was not in 11 lots,
said an FSSAI order No. A-3751/12/CFS dated 7-8.2013. These 11 lots, the
order said, “shall be clearly identified and separated from the present
location and handed over to the custodians for shifting to other
warehouses”.
JMC conducts extensive tour of city, realizes fine of Rs 2100
Jammu, Aug 20: Continuing the drive against the menace of
adulteration, the sleuths of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) Tuesday
conducted an extensive tour of various areas to check quality of food
items.
Led by Health officer, JMC, Dr. Vinod Sharma a team of Food Safety
Officers, Assistant Sanitation Officers, Sanitary Inspectors and other
field staff visited Bahu-Fort, Gandhi Nagar, Indira Chowk, Vikram Chowk,
Nanak Nagar of the City.
The officials also realized a fine of Rs 2100 from those who were found guilty in providing quality food items to the people.
Moreover, nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
During the round citizens were advised not to smoke in the public places as it is injurious to health, a fine of Rs. 200 would be imposed to those not adhering to the norms.
All the food establishment owners including halwai shopkeepers dealing in sale of sweets and other milk products to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure & good quality of food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly halwai shopkeepers on the eve of Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi are strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients use for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.
The drive will continue and the general public is requested to co-operate with the Jammu Municipal Corporation to make the ongoing drive a success and to make Jammu city free of polythene in this summer season.
The officials also realized a fine of Rs 2100 from those who were found guilty in providing quality food items to the people.
Moreover, nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
During the round citizens were advised not to smoke in the public places as it is injurious to health, a fine of Rs. 200 would be imposed to those not adhering to the norms.
All the food establishment owners including halwai shopkeepers dealing in sale of sweets and other milk products to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure & good quality of food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly halwai shopkeepers on the eve of Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi are strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients use for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.
The drive will continue and the general public is requested to co-operate with the Jammu Municipal Corporation to make the ongoing drive a success and to make Jammu city free of polythene in this summer season.
JMC’s drive against adulteration, Rs 2,100 fine realised
JAMMU: Continuing its drive against adulteration, Jammu Municipal
Corporation (JMC) inspected various food establishments and charged Rs.
2,100 as fine from defaulters.
The Health Officer of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Dr. Vinod Sharma along with a team of food safety officers, assistant sanitation officers, sanitary inspectors and other field staff conducted an extensive tour in the areas like Bahu-Fort, Gandhi Nagar, Indira Chowk, Bikram Chowk and Nanak Nagar of Jammu City to check the quality of food items. The team inspected various food establishments like Halwai shops, Dhabas, bakery shops, juice shops, cut fruit shops / Rehris, ice cream units, etc. and compounding fee of Rs. 2,100 was also realised from defaulters.
Moreover nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of Jammu city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
All the food establishment owners including Halwais, shopkeepers dealing in sale of swetmeats and other milk products were asked to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure and good quality food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly Halwai shopkeepers on the Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi, were strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients used for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.
The Health Officer of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Dr. Vinod Sharma along with a team of food safety officers, assistant sanitation officers, sanitary inspectors and other field staff conducted an extensive tour in the areas like Bahu-Fort, Gandhi Nagar, Indira Chowk, Bikram Chowk and Nanak Nagar of Jammu City to check the quality of food items. The team inspected various food establishments like Halwai shops, Dhabas, bakery shops, juice shops, cut fruit shops / Rehris, ice cream units, etc. and compounding fee of Rs. 2,100 was also realised from defaulters.
Moreover nine food samples of milk and milk products were also lifted from different parts of Jammu city and sent to Public Analyst Jammu for ascertaining their standard of purity.
All the food establishment owners including Halwais, shopkeepers dealing in sale of swetmeats and other milk products were asked to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and keep their premises neat and clean for ensuring supply of pure and good quality food items to the customers.
The food establishment owners particularly Halwai shopkeepers on the Raksha Bandan and Janamashtmi, were strictly instructed to adhere to the terms and conditions of FSS Act 2006 and to mention the ingredients used for manufacturing cooked food and sweetmeats.
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