Hoshiarpur: Food safety officers issued two challans during surprise inspection

Hoshiarpur: Food Safety Team led by District Health Officer Dr. Jatinder Bhatia conducted a surprise checking campaign in Garhshankar on Monday. Under the campaign, grocery shops, confectionery shops and workshops were inspected, in which three samples of cheese, butter etc. were taken and two challans were issued to those who did not meet the food hygiene standards. The Food Safety Team included Food Safety Officers Vivek Kumar, Manish Sodhi and Abhinav Kumar along with other team members.

During the checking, Halwais were instructed to maintain cleanliness, wear aprons, caps and gloves, get medical checkup of employees done, use colors approved by FSSAI. Everyone was also instructed to use good quality milk, curd, khoya and cheese. If any shopkeeper violates the Food Safety Act, action will be taken against him under the Food Safety Act. Giving information regarding registration and licensing, the Food Safety Team said that under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, it is very important for every food vendor, grocer, milk vendor, confectioner, dairy owner and hawker to obtain registration and license.