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Hoshiarpur, December 17

Civil Surgeon Parminder Kaur flagged off Mobile Food Safety on Wheels van in here on Friday.

On the occasion, she said under the Mission Tandarust Punjab, efforts were being made to implement the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to ensure unadulterated and quality food items to the people. The van will ensure on-the-spot testing of samples of milk, water, pulses, spices, sweets, etc. On the occasion, Assistant Civil Surgeon Dr Pawan Kumar and members of the food safety team were present.

Sharing information on the occasion, District Health Officer Lakhvir Singh said the van would be available in the district for a month and it would visit various places in the district. It would have a food testing lab technician to check the purity and quality of food items and report on the spot.

Any shopkeeper or individual could get their food tested by paying a nominal fee fixed by the government. He said the purpose was to make the shopkeepers and consumers aware of the purity of the products and if the sample did not pass the test then he would be reprimanded and instructed to improve the quality of products in future.

He said a sample taken by the food safety team would be sent to the food and drug lab for further investigation and action taken as per the report. The Health Department would ensure compliance with the law so that the health of the people was not compromised.