Rajkot, July 24 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) sealed three food establishments, destroyed around 179 kg of stale and inedible food and collected 15 food samples for laboratory analysis during a citywide food safety enforcement drive aimed at curbing food adulteration and unhygienic practices. According to the civic body’s Health Branch, the Food Department inspected 92 food establishments and restaurants as part of a surveillance campaign.Notices were issued to 33 establishments …
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Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) intensified food safety enforcement across the city in June, collecting 709 food samples from businesses and carrying out inspections at 1,877 food establishments, with 46 samples subsequently declared unsafe or substandard under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.According to the civic body, the Food Department collected samples between June 1 and June 30 from a wide range of food categories, including cold beverages, sugar…
Ahmedabad, June 18 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s food safety authorities inspected more than 1,000 food business establishments in the first half of June, collecting 409 samples and identifying 27 that failed quality and safety standards, including one sample deemed unsafe for consumption, according to data released by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The AMC’s Food Department, under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, conducted inspections across various wards and zones of the city betw…
Bhopal, May 18 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has procured more than 87.71 lakh metric tonnes of wheat from over 12.10 lakh farmers during the ongoing rabi procurement season, the state’s Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput said on Monday. The Minister said wheat procurement across the state will continue till May 23, and the department is closely monitoring the process to ensure farmers do not face inconvenience at procurement centres.“Wheat procurement will continue until …
Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday announced the extension of wheat procurement at Minimum Support Price from May 9 to May 23, saying the decision was taken in the interest of farmers and to ensure that all produce arriving at procurement centres is purchased smoothly. In an official statement, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput said that 60.7 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have so far been procured from 9.78 lakh farmers across …
Ahmedabad, May 6 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has collected Rs 11.61 lakh in administrative charges during April month as part of an extensive food safety drive that also resulted in the inspection of 2,153 food business units, issuance of 498 notices and destruction of 1,015 kg and 1,148 litres of unsafe food. According to the civic body’s Health Department on Tuesday, the Food Department conducted inspections across various zones of the city between April 1 and April 30 und…