Hry: Case against firm for supplying substandard pulses

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Oct 17 2017 | 8:13 PM IST
The Haryana police today said it has registered a case against a firm allegedly supplying low quality pulsesto the ration depots in Ambala district, much lower than the prescribed standards.
An official spokesman of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said the government will not compromise on the quality of ration supplied to the poor through ration depots.
The department had allocated 3,536 quintals of pulsesin Ambala district for February and March. These were supplied by Delhi's MRB Enterprises at focal points in Ambala.
He said the depot holders complained about the low quality of pulses. After receiving the complaint, a team of the department reached Confed Ambalafor the inspection of pulseson May 23. The Officers of the Food Safety Department were also called to take samples of the pulses, the spokesman said.
The report received by the department from an food analyst stated that the pulseswere of quality, much lower than the prescribed standards, he said.
Out of the 3,536 quintals of pulses supplied to the depots in Ambala, 1,253.53 quintals were found to be substandard, he added.

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First Published: Oct 17 2017 | 8:13 PM IST

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