{"id":4251,"date":"2025-09-15T17:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:33:33","slug":"committee-on-petitions-calls-for-stringent-action-against-food-adulteration-spurious-drug-sale-in-jk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/committee-on-petitions-calls-for-stringent-action-against-food-adulteration-spurious-drug-sale-in-jk\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Petitions calls for stringent action against food adulteration, spurious drug sale in J&K"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE<\/mark><\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stresses revival of slaughterhouses, strengthening of checkpoints, strict monitoring of food supply<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 15: The Committee on Petitions today held a meeting to deliberate upon a petition on \u201cWidespread Adulteration of Essential Food Commodities including Mutton, Fish, Chicken, Milk, Wheat, and other Processed Food Items within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was chaired by Chairman, Pirzada Farooq Ahmad Shah, and attended by members including Mushtaq Guroo, Salman Sagar, Mian Mehar Ali, and Thakur Randhir Singh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also present were the Commissioner, Food and Drugs Authority, J&K; Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation; Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir; Director, Animal Husbandry, Kashmir; Commissioner, Excise and Taxation, J&K; Controller, Legal Metrology, J&K; and Food Safety Officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the outset, the Chairman called for rigorous market checking drives across Jammu and Kashmir and strict monitoring of the sale and supply of food items to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The committee deliberated on measures to curb the supply of substandard mutton, fish, and chicken. The Chairman instructed that all laid-down guidelines be implemented in letter and spirit, and stringent action be taken against those involved in the sale of rotten meat or adulterated products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further directed the concerned authorities to ensure the revival and proper functioning of slaughterhouses across J&K, strengthen checkpoints at Lakhanpur, Udhampur, and other strategic locations, and monitor the entry of adulterated food items and spurious drugs into J&K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupply of rotten meat and other food items to J&K is a sensitive and serious issue which must be investigated with utmost urgency so that strict action is taken against the offenders,\u201d the Chairman emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the Committee expressed concern over the rising number of cases of foodborne illnesses in J&K and urged for aggressive market inspections, regular sample collection, and testing to ensure the sale of safe food products across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stressing the importance of strict enforcement, the Committee also directed that penalties be imposed on violators to deter future violations.<\/p>\n

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