Mohali,
October 5
Two food samples collected from Barbeque Nation at Phase V at Mohali have failed quality test. The tests were conducted at Punjab State Food Analysis Laboratory, Sector 11, Chandigarh.
Two food samples collected from Barbeque Nation at Phase V at Mohali have failed quality test. The tests were conducted at Punjab State Food Analysis Laboratory, Sector 11, Chandigarh.
Husan Lal,
commissioner, Food Safety, Punjab, said one of the samples had been declared
unfit for human consumption, while the second sample was of substandard
quality. “The report of other samples is yet to be received,” he said.
The food
samples were collected from Barbeque Nation on September 26 when 22 persons,
including women and children, were taken ill after having food.
“Action
will be taken against the restaurant under the Food Security and Safety Act,
2006,” said district health officer Dr Gursharan Singh. He added that the owner
of the restaurant could face three-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10 lakh.
The Mohali police has
already registered a case against the owner and staff of the restaurant at the
Phase I police station.
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