Enforcement hauls in Myanmar-made foodstuff

[caption id="attachment_203848" align="aligncenter" width="565"] Government officials examine packaged food items said to be from Myanmar. The authorities confiscated the market food fare in Kohima. (EM Images)[/caption] Kohima, Aug. 29 (EMN): The Food Safety division of Kohima district under the chief medical officer’s (CMO) establishment had a major haul of enforcement reward on Wednesday when it confiscated Myanmar-made goods that apparently did not comply with regulations of the Food Safety & Standards Act. The seized items included 50 cartons of canned fish (100 cans per carton) and 40 dozen packs of sunflower seeds. According to the food safety officer on duty, the team had responded to a tip-off. They are said to have intercepted a Kohima-bound NST bus from Imphal of Manipur and found the consignment there, the information stated. A source, an officer, said that his team also inspected several stores located in the southern areas of the town where warning notices were served during the month of July. The officer informed that several sub-standard goods from Myanmar were seized from one of the stores between Mohonkhola and Lerie junction in Kohima, as well as from the nearby T-Khel Market. Three such storage units were reported to have been sealed as the store’s owners failed to turn up during inspection, the updates stated.