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Adulteration of edibles cause of concern: Harsh 6/11/2015 10:52:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 11: Maggi controversy followed by Macroni and Pasta lab tests has only brought to the fore what is otherwise a matter of common knowledge namely the blatant violation of safety standards in various food products and the criminal apathy of the Government to check the menace, said Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman JKNPP and Former Minister. He was today addressing a meeting of Party workers who had reportedly made several complaints of food adulteration with CAPD authorities which had failed to elicit any response from the concerned quarters. Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Dev Singh remarked that food toxication and adulteration had assumed alarming proportions in the state with Food Safety Laws as well as the enforcement machinery needing a radical overhaul. He said that the recent disclosure of presence of excessive MSG (Mono Sodium Glutamate) and lead in Maggi noodles should serve as an eye opener for the State government and CAPD Department which must activate the legal Metrology Department, weights and measures officials besides Food and Drug control organizations which are otherwise in deep slumber failing to address the unabated sale of contaminated and adulterated edibles. He said persistent complaints regarding food adulteration in the state in the past had forced the government to enact Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 but the adulteration of eatables continues unabated due to lackadaisical approach of the government and tardy implementation of the Act. Urging upon the strict implementation of the Food Safety and Standards Act, Singh called for constitution of a Food Safety Standards Authority on the central pattern to be headed by a senior officer from civil services.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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