Pb min warns of stern action against people involved in adulteration

Punjab's Health Minister Brahm Mohindra today said stern action will be taken against those involved in adulteration of food.

In the last 10 days, the Food Safety Wing of the Health Department has conducted 650 raids at Patiala, Bathinda, Baghapurana, Moga, Samrala and Kapurthala, he said.

The minister ordered the district health officers and the assistant food commissioners to take stern action against the culprits under provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

He said the district administrations, the Punjab Pollution Control Board, the Dairy Development Department, the Police Department and the Cooperation Department have been asked to work in tandem to ensure availability of safe and nutritious food to citizens.

Mohindra also warned the officers of the health department to work honestly and diligently to ensure the availability of quality food across the state.

He said no laxity will be tolerated in this regard and strict disciplinary action would be taken against all those found conniving with perpetrators of the crime by compromising with the quality of food items.