TRICHY: Ahead of Diwali, thefood safety wing of Trichy has issued an advisory to the people to be cautious about the quality of raw and cooked food items they buy from outlets across the district. The officials have asked the people to check the standard of packed food items they buy, especially edible oil, as they feel that not enough attention is given to verifying the date of manufacture and expiry as well as FSSAI imprint when it comes to oil products.
"People don't notice such information on the label of the packages. Another important thing is that people can also note down the batch number mentioned on the label as it will be helpful in case of any incidence of food poisoning due to such oils," said designated officer of Trichy Dr C Suresh Babu.
During the Diwali festival, people will be attracted to a range of sweets made with a variety of permitted colours. The overdose of permitted colours in the sweets and savouries will lead to health complications. So, people have been advised to avoid the sweet items in concentrated colours. Food safety officers (FSOs) in every area have been directed to visit the shops and take samples for testing which only would reveal the level of colour used in the items.
Another item that demands extra care while buying is ghee. Agmark-branded gheeis the edible variety while many shops sell the ghee meant for non-edible purpose too.
"Many people do not bother to check if the ghee is endorsed by Agmark," said DO Dr Suresh Babu.
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