
Food safety checks at bakeries, restaurants
The Hindu
Use of milk past expiry date, artificial colours detected
The Food Safety Department conducted inspections at bakeries and restaurants at Aruvikkara, Nedumangad and Vamanapuram in connection with Christmas and New Year.
This follows the Food Safety Commissioner’s directions to intensify raids in view of the festive season.
Inspections were held in 32 establishments. Notices were issued and fine imposed on five units that had not renewed their licence, bakeries that had stored milk that was past its ‘use by’ date and hotels that had stored artificial food colours.

On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












