The Food Safety Department conducted an intensive inspection drive in Srinagar on wednesday, focusing on roadside eateries, with three cases to be filed.
An intensive food safety inspection drive was conducted in Srinagar on February 12, 2024, led by Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Srinagar, Yameen ul Nabi.
The main focus was on food stalls selling ready-to-eat food and roadside eateries. Three compounds will be submitted before the court under Section 56 of the FSS Act, it reads.
Roadside vendors were educated on maintaining hygiene and sanitary standards, and food business operators were directed to undergo pest control measures and avoid setting up temporary stalls near drains.
The Drug and Food Control Organisation is committed to protecting public health and promoting a culture of food safety awareness among food business operators. This inspection drive is part of the ongoing efforts to ensure food safety and quality in Srinagar, statement reads.
Such inspection drives have been conducted in the past, targeting food business operators in various areas of Srinagar.
Similar inspections will continue across Srinagar city, those found not complying with standards of hygiene and sanitary conditions of their premises will be delet strictly as per food safety and standards act, which even can lead to closure of their facility, it reads.
The team, which included food safety officers Syed Dilpazir, Khalid Bashir, Hakeem Adil, and Fayaz Ahmad, inspected various areas, including Batamaloo, Tangpora, Mominabad, reads the statement.