With sweet preparation for Deepavali
in full swing, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India officials have
asked manufacturers to follow prescribed standards in preparation, packaging
and distribution of food items.
A team led by T. Anuradha, District
Designated Officer, Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department,
inspected houses, marriage halls, and catering halls, where sweets were being
prepared in bulk quantities.
They asked the persons involved in
preparing the sweets to use standard ingredients, use quality oil and ghee,
protected water, permitted synthetic food colours and ensure that hygienic is
maintained in preparation area. They also stressed that workers should wear cap
and should not have skin diseases who were involved in the process.
Manufacturers were also asked not to use newspapers for packing the sweets and
also supply only quality products.
Officials also asked consumers to
buy sweets from licensed sellers and also not stress on the colour of sweets.
“Milk sweets should be consumed within three days where as ghee sweets in 10
days,” they added.
Six teams were inspecting the units
from Monday and it would continue for another one week. They said bulk
preparation has just begun and they would closely monitor the units.
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