FGG: Food adulteration rampant in city

Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (

FGG

) alleged that food adulteration was rampant and went unchecked in Hyderabad. Despite the Food Safety and Standard Act, the implementing machinery had failed to check adulteration of food, it said.FGG secretary

M Padmanabha Reddy

said the GHMC has only two gazetted food inspectors and 22 food safety officers to implement the FSSA. “ Severe cases like adulteration of edible oils, milk, food adulteration in

hotels

and sweet shops are dealt with casually and let off with fines though there is a provision for prosecution and imprisonment,” he said. At present, there is only one food testing lab which is taking lot of time to give the test report, he said. Demanding another testing lab,

Reddy

said: “A flying squad should be stationed in GHMC office to raid the place where food adulteration is happening.” TNN