KOLKATA: In a bid to strengthen its drive against food adulteration, KMC has stationed food inspectors across the city. According to a source, the civic body last month recruited 80 food inspectors to increase its vigil on sale of spurious food and drinks. The KMC health department has deputed food safety officers to guide the newly-recruited inspectors who have been deployed in each borough.“We have split the force into 16 teams which will work in city’s 16 boroughs. Each borough will have five food inspectors who will look after markets shops, hotels, restaurants and eateries under their jurisdiction,” said a KMC health department official. Even a month ago, the KMC health department had only 12 food inspectors who would look after adulteration issues length and breadth of the city.According to a civic official, recruitment of food inspectors will enable the KMC health department to visit wholesale markets and eateries across the city. “We have the stale chicken sale fiasco still fresh in mind. Besides, we know spices, edible oil and even packaged drinking water bottles are not safe in some areas of the city. Now we will at least be vigilant given the increase in the number of food inspectors,” a KMC official said. An orientation programme was arranged for the newly recruited food inspectors at the KMC headquarters.

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