Three shops fined for COTPA violations in Palamu
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK Daltonganj, November 1: The food safety team fined three shops in Paton market on Friday, October 30, for…
Food safety team members inspect a shop fined for violating COTPA in Paton on Friday.
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Daltonganj, November 1: The food safety team fined three shops in Paton market on Friday, October 30, for allegedly violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), collecting a total of ₹1,700, sources said.
District Food Safety Officer Law Kumar Gupta said the shops, located near a government high school, were found selling non-smoked tobacco products in the prohibited vicinity. The team collected a cumulative fine of ₹1,700 from the three shops, he added.
In a related action, the team seized 500 sachets of expired tea masala from a popular franchise tea shop in Paton, Gupta said.
Sources said eight bottles of expired cold drinks were drained, while 120 cream chops were destroyed on the spot.
The food outlet operators were warned against selling expired or non-consumable products.
