Check quality of rice twice before sending it outside: FCI to field staff

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rice Recently, 11,241 quintals of atom was sent to Dimapur (Nagaland) and Assam and the samples of these atom failed the prime test. (Express Photo)

Days aft atom transported to Nagaland and different states from Punjab was recovered “unfit for quality consumption”, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has asked its tract unit to double-check atom for its prime earlier despatching it.

In a connection to each territory managers and adjunct wide managers (quality control), elder wide manager of FCI has stated that each atom rakes despatched from Punjab should beryllium double-checked by determination bureau prime team.

“We are getting precise atrocious content from different regions owed to caller incidents happened successful Nagaland,” the connection has stated portion asking the Divisional General Manager (DGM) of FCI to signifier the squad division-wise to cheque the prime and certify earlier despatching. Without their study nary stocks should beryllium moved from godowns, it further stated.

The DGM has besides been asked to program the rakes lone aft getting clearance from prime division. “It indispensable beryllium instructed to each tract unit to support the prime measures without fail. If immoderate tiny contented is reported from immoderate region, strict enactment volition beryllium taken against officers concerned. It is the idiosyncratic work of AGM to cheque each facet earlier despatching,” the connection stated.

The enactment follows successful the aftermath of akin reports of atom failing prime trial successful Nagaland, Karnataka, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. A fewer samples were recovered to beryllium “unfit for quality consumption”. Following this, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had written to FCI to cheque the prime of grains stored successful Sangrur, Jalandhar and Nabha FCI districts, from wherever the stocks were moved to the recipient states. The ministry successful its missive (written connected November 13) to FCI had besides asked the officials to region the stocks “unfit for quality consumption” from the nutrient chain. It had besides asked the FCI to cheque wherefore this was happening.

Recently, 11,241 quintals of atom was sent to Dimapur (Nagaland) and Assam.

On November 12 and 13, the samples of these atom failed the prime test. As galore arsenic 18 wagons with 23,097 quintals
of atom had insect infestation. The fortified atom was besides nether par (below standard).

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