About 30 quinatlas of adulterated milk was destroyed and four restaurants were fined today in Srinagar, an official spokesperson said here this evening. He said in order to curb the menace of milk adulteration, the department of Food Safety Srinagar today put in service the mobile Food testing van to check the quality parameters of milk.
A team of Food Safety Officers headed by Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Srinagar laid Naka at Parimpora Srinagar. He said on the spot testing of milk and milk products was carried and around 30 quintals of milk not confirming to the legal standards were destroyed on spot. Some bakery products, Juices were also tested at Bemina and Qamarwari where some bakery products failed in testing were destroyed on spot.
He said the Department of Legal Metrology received complaints against four restaurants operating in the City for overcharging on packaged drinking water and soft drinks. Under Legal Metrology laws, no restaurant and hotel can charge more than MRP on the bottle water and soft drinks or other packaged products. The Legal Metrology officer booked all the four restaurants for overcharging. A penal sum of Rs 6500 was collected from the offenders for violation.
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