Early Times Report
Kupwara, June 27: Adjudicating Officer, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Farooq Ahmad Baba, (KAS) on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 65,000 on various food outlet owners, shopkeepers, traders, and wholesale dealers for violating the food safety standards in the district.
The fine was imposed on the erring traders, during the proceeding of cases of various blocks of district Kupwara related to the food safety and standards, listed before the adjudicating officer, an official said.
During the proceedings, various food business operators were convicted for various offenses under section 51 and section 52 of the Food Safety & Standards Act. The adjudicating officer further directed the offenders not to repeat the practice of selling misbranded or any substandard food items and asked them to comply with the provision of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. |
