FSSAI penalises Sopan Restaurant for sub-standard pantry car food on Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express

New Delhi: Food regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it has imposed a penalty on Sopan Restaurant for selling sub-standard food in the pantry car of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express.

In a social media post, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that an "adjudication order" has been passed on Sopan Restaurant for the sale of sub-standard food.

The order was passed following "analysis of Nova Flavoured Double Toned Milk sample collected from Pantry Car No. 15904 (Chandigarh - Dibrugarh Express) operated by Sopan Restaurant", it added.


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The sample was analysed by the State Public Health Laboratory, Assam, and the food analyst issued the analysis report declaring the sample sub-standard under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006.

After this, the Designated Officer, N F Railway, Maligaon, forwarded the report to the manufacturer and concerned parties for necessary action.

Notices were subsequently issued by the adjudicating officer, Alipurduar, for proceedings under Section 68 of the FSS Act, 2006.

"The Adjudicating Officer, Alipurduar, passed the adjudication order and imposed a penalty on the authorised representative of Sopan Restaurant for the sale of sub-standard food," FSSAI said.

The regulator, however, did not mention how much penalty was imposed on this food business operator.

Earlier this week, FSSAI suspended the licence of Punjab-based Rehaan Healthcare after it found serious violations of rules in the company's health supplements and nutraceuticals manufacturing unit.

Rehaan Healthcare, which manufactures digestive syrup, multi-vitamin syrup and other syrup-based food products, has been asked to stop production till it corrects all deficiencies and the rectification gets verified by the competent Authority.

In the last few months, FSSAI has cracked down on many energy drink and alcoholic beverage companies for misleading claims and labelling. It has also issued notices to many e-commerce platforms.

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These actions are based on consumer complaints, suo-motto cognizance, and also regular enforcement activities of food safety officers.

Interestingly, the FSSAI is posting these enforcement actions against the food business operators and e-commerce companies through social media platforms, including Instagram.