Expired food products are sold in Puducherry, alleges BJP

 

The Puducherry unit of the BJP has alleged that expired food products are being sold in large quantities across Union Territory in the absence of periodic inspections by officials of the Department of Food and Drug Administration.
BJP general secretary R.V. Saminathan said, “In most of shops, expired food substances such as soft drinks and biscuits are being sold freely. As there are no sufficient numbers of inspectors to conduct inspections and prevent sale of expired foods, all walks of people, including schoolchildren, buy only these foods.”
In a memorandum, he alleged that Chinese milk chocolates and crackers banned by the Union government were sold in super markets and shops. Packed water bottles without ISI marks were supplied to people at functions.