Ooty:Nilgiris Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru warned that strict action will be taken under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) if sweets and savoury snacks were prepared and sold in an unhygienic manner during the Deepavali and Christmas festive seasons by traders.
She stated that it was necessary that every businessman making sweets and savouries targeting Deepavali and Xmas sales should obtain necessary licence from FSSAI.
The sweet-makers should adhere to standard production and sales norms prescribed by FSSAI to make and sell sweets and other related products for Deepavali / Xmas.
They should take necessary medical certificates to take up the manufacturing process. Mandatory information such as manufacturing and expiry dates, ingredients used should be displayed and printed in case of sale of such products in packets / wrappers, said the Collector.
Milk sweets should not be allowed to mix with other sweets, she said.
The public can contact phone No. 94440 42322 in case they wish to lodge complaints regarding the inferior quality of sweets and related products, she added.
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