Food Safety Commissioner has warned of stern action against those supplying polluted drinking water. .
The direction follows findings that the water being distributed in tankers and other vehicles was polluted.
Tankers
attached to lorries distributing drinking water will be allowed to
operate only after securing Food Business Operator (FBO) licence as per
the Food Safety and Standards Regulations. FBO numbers should be
exhibited on vehicles. If the owner had deployed more
than one vehicle, then the licence should bear the registration numbers
of those vehicles. The regulation is applicable to those operating
hired vehicles as well. The words drinking water should be inscribed in a very legible manner on the vehicles both in English and Malayalam. If
the water being carried is not for drinking, then the purpose for it is
being used should also be specifically mentioned. Legal action will be
taken against those violating this direction. The
inside of tankers being used for transporting water should have the
requisite coating. All sources of water except that of Kerala Water
Authority should also have FBO licenses.
Water from
these sources should be tested at government labs or National
Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories once in six
months for quality. For more details contact the toll free number of food safety 1800 425 1125.
Source:http://www.thehindu.com
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