Dumre (Tanahun), July 25 : The Food
Technology and Quality Control Division Office has filed cases against 38
industries in connection with the regulation of food hygiene and quality.
In the fiscal year 2080/81 BS, the
office filed cases against 38 industries producing substandard food and
beverages against the Food Act.
According to office chief, Jyoti
Acharya, 38 industries were found producing substandard products while carrying
out sample tests collected after monitoring 77 industries.
As per the Food Act 2023 BS, any
business producing and selling contaminated and substandard food items will be
jailed for five years or penalized Rs 50,000 in cash or both.
According to the Food Hygiene and
Quality Act, 2081 BS, which will come into effect from coming August 3, anyone
producing and selling contaminated food items will be punished with five-year
imprisonment or a fine of Rs 500,000 or both.
The office had addressed 21
complaints in the last fiscal year. The office has been requesting people not
to keep food in ink newspapers, not to use synthetic color in food products,
including meat and not to use banned calcium and carbohydrates to ripen
fruits. (RSS)