A Food Safety Raid Finds Turmeric and Bread Unfit for Sale
Kamal Kumar Biswas.TOD.Hili
A food safety team conducted inspections at markets in Hili block on Friday afternoon as part of an effort to curb adulteration and the sale of substandard food products, discarding turmeric suspected of being adulterated and packets of bread that lacked expiry dates.The district food safety department’s team visited grocery stores, sweet shops and bakeries in Kamarpara market, Trimohini Haat and nearby areas, examining the quality and safety of food products.
At grocery stores, officials paid particular attention to the quality of turmeric. Several quantities were discarded after adulteration was suspected. Officials also inspected electronic weighing machines used by shopkeepers, checking their validity, renewal status and overall condition. Relevant documents were examined as part of the process.
The team also visited several sweet shops, where samples of sweets and other food products were collected to test for adulteration and assess their quality. The samples were reportedly purchased by the officials at the prescribed price rather than simply taken from the shops.At a number of bakeries in the area, officials found packets of bread that did not carry expiry dates. Those products were also discarded during the operation.
The inspection was carried out by officials and staff members of the district food safety department, who checked food products and related compliance measures at businesses across the markets.The action comes as food safety authorities continue efforts to monitor food quality at local markets and prevent consumers from being exposed to adulterated or improperly labelled products.
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