Expired food and tobacco disposed
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, June 08 2017:
With the Food Safety Department continuing its drive against tobacco products and sub-standard food, a huge haul of expired food and tobacco products was today disposed at the town's dumping site.
Food Safety Officer Churachandpur, Bisosana Loitongbam along with a police team raided several godowns in the town today and impounded a huge quantity of expired or sub- standard food or eatables and tobacco products.
The Food Safety Officer while addressing reporters claimed that many of the edible items imported from foreign countries expired in the hands of stockists and warned the public to be aware of such products.
She also advised the public not to consume products that lack the FSSAI approval and to look out for their trademark.
Some local bakers also failed to specify the expiry dates for their products and it will be desirable of them to print the expiry dates for the safety of the local public, she added.
The impounded food and tobacco products that are estimated to be worth Rs 70 thousand were later burnt and disposed by the team at the local dumping site.
Another Rs 5 lakh worth of tobacco products seized yesterday was however taken to Imphal for disposal.