KashmirLife

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety Department in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Thursday seized 150 cases of Basel Seed Drink, worth nearly Rs 3.56 lakh, during raids conducted across the district following inputs that the product was being falsely marketed as an imported American brand. Officials said the raids were carried out at multiple locations and []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Anantnag has banned the sale of a batch of Tops Soya Sauce in the district after laboratory analysis declared the product unsafe for consumption due to excessive preservative content. According to an order issued by the Office of the Assistant Commissioner and Designated Officer, Food Safety Anantnag, a []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety Department in Kashmir is grappling with manpower shortages, limited laboratory infrastructure and a mounting backlog of cases, reveals official information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by activist MM Shuja. The RTI reply states that 25 posts are lying vacant in the Kashmir division, including 5 gazetted and 20 []