Nov 30, 2013

Report on Food Safety Act implementation sought

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the Food Safety Commissioner to file a detailed statement regarding the procedure being adopted for implementing the Food Safety Act.
The Bench comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique ordered the Food Safety Commissioner to state whether proper inspections were being carried out in all the eateries, restaurants and hotels and about the cases detected so far and also the adjudication of the cases.
The directives were issued when public interest writ petitions seeking to ensure safety of foods distributed in hotels and restaurants filed in the wake of death of a person in Thiruvananthapuram after consuming food came up for hearing.
The petitioners alleged that no steps had been taken to ensure distribution of hygienic foods in the State.