Dimapur, July 6 (EMN): Deputy commissioner, Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon, has prohibited storage, distribution or sale of fresh fish products including crustaceans treated with formalin or other forms of preservatives in Wokha district for a period of three months or till corrective measures are taken with immediate effect.
The notification to this effect was issued in exercise of the power conferred under Clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 30 of Food Safety & Standards Act 2006. The Act has also been imposed in pursuance to the government’s notification on fish vendors found selling fresh fish in pursuance products including crustaceans with formalin, which is highly toxic and injurious to health.
The DC further stated that failure to comply with the provision of the Food Safety & Standards Act, 2006, and the notification would attract penalties upto INR 10,00,000 with imprisonment under section 59 of the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006.
