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Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George said the presence of pathogens Salmonella and Shigella was detected in a shawarma sample collected from Kasargod Cheruvathur. The presence of Salmonella was also found in the pepper powder collected from the same shop. He said this was clear from the results of food safety inspections.
The test results were obtained from chicken shawarma and pepper powder collected from a company that had complained of food poisoning. These samples are certified ‘unsafe’ under the Food Safety Act. The minister said that further steps will be taken in this regard.
As part of the ‘Good Food is the Right of the Nation’ campaign, 349 inspections were conducted today. Action was taken against 32 shops which were not licensed or registered. Notices were issued to 119 institutions. 22 kg of unclean meat was seized and destroyed. 32 samples were sent for testing.
In the last six days from this month to date, 1132 inspections have been carried out across the state. Action was taken against 142 shops which were not licensed or registered. Notices were issued to 466 institutions. 162 kilograms of unclean meat was seized and destroyed. The minister said 125 samples had been sent for testing.
So far 6035 kg of stale and chemically contaminated fish have been destroyed as part of Operation Fish. Out of 4010 tests during this period, 2014 samples were collected and sent for testing. As part of Operation Jagari, which was launched to detect adulteration in jaggery, 458 establishments were inspected. Five statutory samples of jaggery were collected for expert laboratory testing. Notices have been issued to six persons. The minister said the inspections would continue vigorously.
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