Reported by Bhaskar English
The Health and Food Department of the Surat Municipal Corporation has launched a strict campaign against food vendors who endanger citizens' health in Surat city.
The inspections were conducted to ensure that food quality and hygiene are maintained during the festive season, and punitive action was taken against a well-known restaurant, along with the closure of an illegally operated dairy.
Dairy shut down with immediate effect A complaint was received by the municipal corporation that adulterated ghee was being sold at Ramkrupa Dairy Farm in Vikramnagar Society-1 in the Punagam area. Based on the complaint, the health officer and sanitation staff immediately inspected the premises.
The preliminary inspection revealed that the dairy did not have the licence or registration required under the Food Safety and Standards Act. Consequently, the food department issued a notice to the dairy operator, seized approximately 2.2 kg of suspected ghee and shut down the dairy with immediate effect.
Samples of the ghee collected from the dairy have been sent to the Public Health Laboratory for testing, and further legal action will be taken after the report is received.
