Rubbishes nutrition test
report
6/9/2015
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8: Casting
aspersions on the accountability and integrity of local testing laboratory,
Minister for Social and Welfare Department Bali Bhagat said that he had doubted
the results of the quality tests conducted by the laboratory on edible items supplied
to the Anganwaris of the state.
On being asked, all
samples had been found sub-standard expect Jammu district's samples, Minister
replied that, "I have doubt on the working of Jammu laboratory and it
might be in nexus with the companies who are supplying nutrition items in state
Anganwadis," he alleged and said the department would take samples from
different companies before tendering and it will be sent to laboratories
outside the state for quality check.
He further said that the
department had directed all district procurement committees to adopt
e-tendering.
Sources infromed Early
Times that quality of food stuff supplied to Anganwadi Centres in Jammu and
Kashmir is very poor , and in fact it could prove a health hazard for the
children. Some laboratory tests found that the food lacks nutrition, is cooked
in an unhygienic manner.
Recently the department
had found that suji, pulses, oil, grams and mustard oil being used in the
Anganwadis in Samba was sub-stranded. The nutrients supplied to the Anganwadi
Centres are sub-standard and at times unfit for human consumption.
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