Food officers told to gear up inspections
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 09 2015 :
Food Safety Officers under the Health Department, Manipur were directed to take up immediate surveillance and inspection works in their respective jurisdictions to check the food items being sold in the State to see that all the mandatory requirements prescribed by the food safety and standard Act, 2006 and the food safety and standard regulations, 2011 are complied with.
They were directed to take samples of any food item or substance which are stored for sale by the food business operators for necessary actions.
These samples should be sent for laboratory testings.
The food safety officers will submit a daily feed back report of actions so far taken to the commissioner of food safety/ principal secretary (health & FW) Government of Manipur.
This was informed by Deputy Secretary (Health & FW) Laltanpuii Vanchhong.