Harmful food sent to Kodagu… Kerala authorities asked to monitor

Date:

Comments:

Dr Anil Dhawan, designated officer, Kodagu district’s Food Safety Authority, has written to the Kerala Food Safety Authority Commissioner, seeking closer monitoring of food items being sent to Kodagu.

The reports of harmful food items being brought to Kodagu from Kerala prompted the Food Safety and Standards Authority to initiate measures to address the issue.

The authorities sent a total of 90 food packages from Virajpet and its surrounding areas to the laboratory for testing. Among these, 31 items were found to contain harmful substances. Snacks such as ‘chakkuli’ and sweets were among the items tested, with fungi found in ‘parota’.

Several food packages lacked the manufacturer’s address.

Anil Dhawan said that the tested food items contain harmful substances and added thatconsuming these over a long period of time could lead to health issues.

Subscribe to our WhatsApp Group for Curated News Notifications

Click on the link below to join our WhatsApp Group to get notified about more stories like this - https://chat.whatsapp.com/HJJvCovlLoO6PSG4FPBohV

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

The maximum upload file size: 100 MB. You can upload: image, audio, video, code, other. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. Drop files here

CLICK to Join our WhatsApp Group

spot_img

Recent Comments

More Posts
Related

Rashtriya Lok Adalat on December 13th

Rashtriya Lok Adalat will be held in the district...

Wide spread protest against use of derogatory words against Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General Thimayya

Widespread protest recently sparked in the district after use...

Derogatory post on FM K.M Cariappa and Gen Thimayya…Advocate held

An advocate identified as Vidyadhar Gowda (66) has been...

Kodagu boy is International Brainobrain Champion

Aluf A.R. of Madikeri has won the Championship in...