The Food Safety Wing will begin a
campaign in the district to educate food vendors with an aim to protect the
health of consumers.
This includes use of butter paper in
bakeries and plain white paper plates in tea and coffee shops instead of using
newspapers for serving ‘vada’ and ‘bajis’. The newspapers absorb oil that would
lead to poisoning. Food items kept in roadside and eateries should be kept in
closed glass panel so that they are not exposed to dust.
Also, use of non-permitted colours
and reuse of cooking oil that pose health hazards should be stopped. Carrying
of food, including tea, in plastic bags should be stopped as it would lead to
cancer and heart diseases. Instead, vendors should use high density
polyethylene bags. The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration
Department would carry out a campaign among vendors.
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