Sunday 7 June 2015

Relief Food Found To Be Of Poor Quality

A lot of food products shipped from India, Bangladesh and the UK in aid for earthquake victims have been found to be deficient. Similarly, a number of food outlets were caught selling shoddy products, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) said in a report.

The DFTQC discovered these irregularities after conducting an inspection of one month from May 5 to June 1 During this period, the DFTQC tested a number of dry ports, relief collection centers and shops selling food products.


 
The department has destroyed 120 kilos of food aid received poor of India in Birgunj Dry Port. They are including 30 kg of homemade bread, packaged bread 10 kg, 30 kg and 50 kg of sweets Expired snacks, flour, legumes and oats.

Similarly, the department found 107 sacks (5.35 tons) of rice sent by the government of Bangladesh that were covered with mold and unfit for consumption.

The rice had been sent by the customs point Kakkarbhitta and stored in the warehouse of the Development Board of Nepal Intermodal Transport.

Purna Chandra Wasti DFTQC spokesman said the department had approached the authorities to clean the product before use.

The department has also banned the distribution of noodles shipped from India. According Wasti, a ban has been issued as noodles sent by Ex-NCC Kolkata NGO Code and Black Alpha Squad has no expiration date. Similarly, 25 cans of processed food sent from the United Kingdom were banned as were beyond their expiration dates.

The DFTQC has also banned Ruhil dry food brand in India destined for distribution in Kavrepalanchok. Wasti said the department had doubted the quality of the products because they do not have appropriate labeling.

"The products are in the packets were different from the labels on the outside, and the expiration date was not mentioned correctly," Wasti said, adding that samples taken for testing.

Similarly, Lemon Puff and biscuits brand D-Elite Youth Club sent by Kamala Bagan, India were found to be unfit for consumption during testing by the DFTQC.

The department has banned the distribution of flour suji four boxes manufactured by GHA Food Products, New Delhi and stored in the District Administration Office and warehouse of the Armed Police Force, Lalitpur.

Meanwhile, he sealed the Tandoori Personal DFTQC Hotel and Lodge, Hetauda for the crime of selling stale food to their customers.

According Wasti, the department has initiated legal action against the store under the Food Act 1967.

He also seized 18 cans of coconut milk Bhatbhateni Superstore, Koteshwor as they were beyond the expiration dates.

Similarly, the department has taken action against Thakur Agro Industries, Dhangadhi for the distribution of poor quality rice with support from the World Food Programme (WFP).

Earlier, WFP had directed DFTQC to return the rice for the distribution of aid in the Kavrepalanchok district. The products supplied by the international organization did not meet government standards.

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