Madhav Calls for Filling Up Vacant Posts in Food Safety Department
Madhav urges filling food safety posts and boosting inspections statewide.
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh BJP president P.V.N. Madhav has called for filling vacant posts of food safety officers and strengthening enforcement mechanisms to curb food adulteration in the state.
BJP leaders and activists submitted representations at district collectorates across Andhra Pradesh, seeking intervention to address the growing incidence of adulterated food products and their impact on public health and household finances.
Madhav said the food safety department was facing a severe shortage of manpower and alleged that even sanctioned posts of food safety officers had not been filled, affecting effective monitoring and enforcement of food safety standards.
He demanded the establishment of mini food-testing laboratories in every district and sought mandatory display of QR code-based food licences by all food business operators.
The BJP leader also called for regular inspections of hotels, restaurants and meat shops to ensure sanitation standards, closure of illegal slaughterhouses, and food safety inspections in government and private schools, hostels and Anganwadi centres.
He urged the government to take stringent action against those violating food safety regulations and proposed the establishment of a 24x7 food safety helpline to receive public complaints and create awareness on food safety issues.
Madhav alleged that the sale of adulterated milk, spurious masala products, substandard packaged food items, contaminated water and unhygienic meat products was increasing in the state.
The BJP leader urged the authorities to strengthen food safety enforcement and improve monitoring systems to protect public health.
