Jammu, July 31 -- It is really a matter of grave concern that various food items including meat, fish, milk and even the packed eatables have been failing the tests conducted to check their purity and quality by the concerned officials of the government. This also raises a big question mark on the effectiveness of the aforesaid drives as every time some new cases of adulteration surface.
In this context, the action taken by the Food Safety Department in Anantnag, where five brands of ghee were declared unsafe after laboratory analysis, is yet another reminder that food adulteration continues to pose a significant threat to people despite frequent checks and inspections. The repeated cases of food products failing the quality tests indicate...