Over 1,000 kg of mangoes destroyed in raids by food safety officials in Thoothukudi district
safefoodmitra.com · 2023-06-05 10:37:47
Speaking to reporters, FSSAI Designated Officer S, Mariappan said the standard operating procedure had been ignored by the vendors. The godowns were sealed as per the laws. It was a punishable offence as probe revealed that they had not taken the mandatory licence. Any person shall produce, store, transport and sell eatables or commodities such as fruits as per the guidelines laid out by the government.
The FSSAI officials in Tiruchendur and Kayalpattinam said thet use of ethylene was permitted to ripen the fruits only by using a gas chamber of through spray. The warehouse (storage point) had to be certified by FSSAI and only 75% of the space (carpet area) should be used for storing the fruits.