Curated by – NAVIN MEHAR | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Dhar, Additional Collector and Adjudicating Officer Mr. Ashwin Kumar Rawat has imposed a total fine of Rs 2 lakh 15 thousand on food businessmen selling sub-standard and misbranded food items after a hearing under the Food Safety Standards Act 2006. A sample of iScheme was taken from M/s Ambika Grocery and Everfresh Village Chandavad Tehsil Dharampuri by the Food Safety Officer on 4 April 2011. Which was found to be false during investigation. If the allegations are proved, seller Ritesh Patidar, father Devchandra Patidar will be given Rs 10,000 and producer J.B. A fine of Rs 15 thousand was imposed on Mr. Dilip Gupta, father of Hargovind Gupta, proprietor of Ice Cream and Frozen Food.

Similarly, a sample of loose soybean oil was taken from Radheshyam father Vijay Singh Chauhan, proprietor of New Kamlesh Grocery Store, Village Sundel Tehsil Dharampuri, by the Food Safety Officer on July 8, 2021. After investigation, soybean oil was declared banned. Radheshyam, father of Vijay Singh Chauhan, proprietor of New Kamlesh Grocery Store, Village Sundrel, was fined Rs 25,000 on charges of selling banned loose oil. On October 24, 2021, a sample of Lun Namkeen Sev was taken from Kanwan Police Station Tehsil Badnawar near Jai Shri Mahakal Restaurant Chhopla Toll by the Food Safety Officer, which after investigation was found to be defective. The court imposed a fine of Rs 25 thousand on proprietor Kamal Kumar Rathore, father Babulal Rathore and seller Nand Kishore Rathore.

Apart from this, on May 9, 2022, samples of mixed milk and ice cream making solution were taken from Balaji Ice Cream and Kulfi IG Colony Lohari Tehsil Kukshi by the Food Safety Officer, which were found sub-standard in the investigation. The court has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on proprietor Ramanlal father Rameshchandra Barfa. On October 14, 2021, a sample of Kenwari Keem Cardamom Biscuit was taken from M/s Lakshminarayan Narayan Tarapur Road Dharampuri by the Food Safety Officer for testing, which after testing was found to be counterfeit. After being found guilty of the charges, proprietor Narayan's father Mishrilal Gupta was fined Rs 10,000 and K.B. of the biscuit manufacturing company. A fine of Rs 50 thousand has been imposed on the bakery proprietor Mr. Anil Lal Chandra Ramtri. On August 6, 2022, a sample of Mawa and Jalebi was taken from Vijay Stambh intersection Kukshi in front of the famous Mawa Jalebi bus stand of Burhanpur. During investigation, the sample of Mawa was found to be sub-standard. In this case, the court has imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on proprietor Ismail father Jamaluddin Khatri. On October 11, 2021, a sample of ghee was taken by the Food Safety Officer after inspecting Shivshakti Grocery Store Housing Board Colony Pithampur. The investigation also found it to be of standard standard but a fine of Rs 20,000 was imposed on the proprietor Suresh Amrute, father Dheerajmal Amrute, as he did not have the necessary food registration for selling food items. A total amount of Rs 2 lakh 15 thousand was recovered from the fine imposed in the above 08 cases.