SRINAGAR, Oct. 24 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly's Committee on Petitions on Friday called for the establishment of state-of-the-art food testing laboratories in both Jammu and Kashmir regions, besides strengthening enforcement measures to curb adulteration of essential food commodities.

The committee, chaired by Pirzada Farooq Ahmad Shah, directed the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to intensify inspections, ensure timely testing of food samples, fill vacant posts and expedite the disposal of cases before adjudicating authorities.

Shah said food adulteration was a serious public health concern affecting the daily lives of citizens and called for a zero-tolerance approach towards the practice. He also stressed the need to ...