Oct 14, 2014

DINAMALAR NEWS


Ahead of Diwali, govt cracks down on sweet traders

Ahead of Diwali, Department of Food Safety has stepped up enforcement activities, especially to keep an eye on sweet manufacturers who often use adulterated khoya. “As Diwali is nearing, the demands for sweets made from khoya will increase. 
To ensure safe supply of food items, VP Rao, Commissioner of Food Safety Department, has given directions to all designated officers to keep rigorous food safety surveillance by doing periodical inspections of food business operators for the proper implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006,” a senior official said. 
Meanwhile, the Department of Food and Supplies also inspected 1,825 traders in the last one month. Of them 731 were prosecuted for selling commodities in violation of the rules and a penalty of Rs 21.73 lakh was realised from the violators.

1 quintal of cream destroyed

Mohali, October 13
About one quintal of cream was destroyed and samples of paneer and ghee were collected for laboratory tests by a team of officials which carried out a check on a manufacturing unit in Jagatpura village here today. The team, comprising SDM Lakhmir Singh, District Health Officer HS Oberoi and Food Security Officer Navneet Kaur Bagga, conducted a surprise check on a paneer and ghee manufacturing unit.
It was found that paneer and ghee were being prepared in unhygienic conditions. As such, the officials destroyed around one quintal of cream on the spot.
Lakhmir Singh said the conditions were so bad that there were also rats and flies on the premises. The unit was said to be run by a resident of Chandigarh.
Workers at the unit told the officials that 10 to 12 qunitals of paneer made there was being supplied daily to Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali.
The SDM said samples of milk, paneer and ghee had been collected from the unit. If these failed the laboratory tests, strict action would be initiated against the defaulters.

Food poisoning scare at college hostel in Kochi

A food poisoning scare hit the residents of the women’s hostel of Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering at Kadayirippu after a few students complained of nausea and other illnesses after consuming food from the mess late on Saturday evening.
A group of students held a protest at the college on Monday. Students had to go to hospitals and some returned to their homes on Sunday and Monday after they fell ill from the hostel mess food. One student was admitted to a medical college at Kolencherry on Monday. Police said that they would register a case if necessary after they received word from the hospital.
Officials of the Aikaranad grama panchayat and District Medical Office also visited the college to take stock of the situation. College officials have been asked to close the hostel mess for two days. “The students said that the water in the taps at the hostel was unclean and often cloudy. It was clear when we went to examine it. But college authorities have assured us that all steps will be taken to address the students’ concerns,” said panchayat member Reena Mathai.
College Principal Saji C.B. said that the incident could not be termed a case of food poisoning as only a few students who consumed a snack provided at the mess began vomiting.
“All students have been discharged. The food is cooked by an external contractor. Food inspectors looked into the issue and said that it may have originated from bad dal, ” Dr. Saji said.
A few students complained of nausea and other illnesses after consuming food from hostel mess late on Saturday evening.

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திருப்பூர், அக். 13:
தடைசெய்யப்பட்ட புகையிலைப் பொருட்கள் பரவலாக விற்பனை செய்யப்படுவதாக கிடைத்த தகவலின் பேரில், திருப்பூர் வடக்கு போலீஸ் ஸ்டேஷனுக்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதியில் நேற்று முன்தினம் போலீசார் திடீர் சோதனையில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
பி.என்.ரோடு, கொங்கு மெயின் ரோடு, 60 அடி ரோடு ஆகிய பகுதியில் உள்ள பெட்டிக்கடைகள் மற்றும் பேக்கரிகளில் சோதனை செய்ததில், 3 பேக்கரி கடைகளில், பான்மசாலா புகையிலைப் பொருட்களான ஹான்ஸ், சின்னி, கெய்னி, கூல்லிப், கணேஷ் புகையிலை, பதன்ஹெல்ப், சைனி உள்ளிட்டவற்றை தடையை மீறி விற்பனை செய்வது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது.
பான்மசாலா பொருட்களை விற்பனை செய்து வந்த 3 கடை உரிமையாளர்கள் மீதும் வழக்கு பதிவு செய்து விசாரிக்கின்றனர். மேலும், விற்பனைக்காக வைத்திருந்த 370 பான் மசாலா பாக்கெட்டுகளை போலீசார் பறிமுதல் செய்தனர்.