Ensure hygiene: Health Dept to sweet shop owners

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 2

Ahead of the festive season, the Health Department, held a meeting with sweet shop owners and bakers on Thursday.

As consumption and sale of sweets increases manifold during festivals, the department directed sweet shop owners to maintain cleanliness and quality of food items.

The meet was held at the District Training Centre at the Jalandhar Civil Hopistal. District Health Officer Dr Aruna Sharma, Food Security Officers—Robin, Anil, Rajpal and Shammi—among others were present.

Dr Aruna said it was their duty to ensure cleanliness and quality of food ahead of the festival season. She also instructed shop owners to display expiry date of food items.

She asked vendors not to place sweets and food items in the open.

She said once the food items expires, it is necessary that the food item is then destroyed.

The District Health Officer said, “If sweet shop owners are found violating the food safety regulations, strict action will be intiatited against them.”

She also instructed that kitchens where sweets and other products were being prepared should be cleaned at regular intervals and should be well ventilated.

Dr Aruna said all shop owners and their workers should get vaccinated at the earliest.

Representatives of Lovely Sweets, Cremica, Classic, Krishan Sweets, Ganesh Sweets, Kaypee, Fancy, Parkash and Parveen bakery, were present.