Penalty imposed for selling
sub-standard food items
Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The District Magistrate cum Adjudicating Officer, South Goa has imposed a penalty of Rs. 15,000/- on Shri Basavraj Mahalingaiah Dhapalapur, APMC market yard Mahalingpur, Bagalkot, Karnataka for selling sub-standard quality Jaggery {Chikky}, Jaggary and Jaggery 1 Kg adding non permitted synthetic food colours (Tartrazine, Sunset yellow and Carmoisine).
The penalty of Rupees 10,000/- imposed collectively on Shri Chainsingh Rathore M/s. Jai Bhavani Sweets Centre Kindlem Canacona and Shri Ratan Singh Rathore, M/s. Shree Rathore Sweet Mart and general store shop No. 2/59/A2, Chaudi Canacona Goa for selling sub-standard Mix shev adding non-permitted synthetic food colours (Tartrazine).
Similarly penalties of Rs. 20,000/-, Rs.5,000/- and Rs.5,000/- imposed on Shri Prakash Manju Madival, M/s. Udupi butter chakli alias Shree Ganesh product, near Maruthi School, Kodibhag, Karwar Kolage Karwar Uttara Kannada Karnataka, Shri. Mohanlal Choudhary, M/s. Mohan Food Products, House No. 402/ D, Shantinagar Aquem, Baixo, Salcete, South Goa and Shri. Ambarish K Bhaskaran, Vendor at M/s B.K.S. Bakery Plot No.7, Ground floor, Balli, V.P.Ballimath Quepem respectively for selling sub-standard Tomato Chakli adding non-permitted synthetic food colours (Tartrazine).
Shri.Rajiv Korde Sr. Food Safety Officer, Smt Sneha Gawade Food Safety Officer, Smt. Zenia Rosario, Food Safety Officer of the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration filed the above adjudication cases.
