Expired, flood-contaminated food items seized in Srinagar

The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police today seized 8.6 tonnes of expired food items during a raid at a Child Development Project office in Budgam district.
The sleuths conducted the raid at Sheri Mohalla in Narbal area, 13 kms from here, following information about supply of expired food items to different Anganwari centres in the valley, a police spokesman said.
He said the search party recovered 86 quintals (8.6 tonnes) of expired food items including 46 quintals of Daliya and 40 quintals of Sooji during the raid.
A case has been registered and investigations taken up, the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, a team of Food Safety Officers of Drug and Food Control Organisation today inspected Mehjoor Nagar market in Srinagar and seized flood-contaminated carbonated water and juices worth Rs 7,000.
"The team found a departmental store selling flood-contaminated food items including carbonated water, juices and juice powder. The same was seized and sales by the shop were suspended for seven days," an official spokesman said.