The
Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has issued a final warning to the owners of
eateries to renew their licences under the new Food Safety Act by February 4
next year or face suspension of their licences. Despite warning, most of the
traders have not complied with the order for the last two years.
The
food business include small retailers, roadside food vendors, hawkers, stall
holders, cottage industries relating to food business and meat/mutton/poultry
units with slaughtering capacity of two larger animals or 10 small animals or
50 poultry birds per day.
An
official said, “Keeping in view the health aspects, the municipal corporation
has been organising awareness camps at different places to urge people
associated with the food business for need to maintain cleanness, but no strict
action has been taken against the violators.”
All
food business operators have been directed to renew their existing licences and
registration granted under the repealed Act/order under the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006, and Food Safety and Standards (Licencing and Regulation of
Food Business) Regulations, 2011, by February 4 next year.
Municipal
health officer Dr Vinod Sharma said routine inspections were being carried out
in the city and samples were being taken. “About 50 suppliers were today made
aware about the need to have fit-for-consumption certificate,” he said. Dr
Sharma said an awareness camp was today organised at Rehari and all shopkeepers
were asked to keep milk testing machines at their shops for checking of milk as
well as display the rate list.
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