| Abstract: |
Figures released by health department on Friday revealed that 42% samples of food and milk product samples collected in Kapurthala didn’t meet food safety standards. Out of the 92 food samples collected in last two months, 39 samples failed quality test under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. They contained poor-quality ingredients, said the health department. Food assistant commissioner Harjot Pal Singh said the health department collected 52 food samples in August, out of which 27 failed. Out of 40 samples collected in September, 12 failed quality test when sent to the state food laboratory in Kharar. |
