Srinagar- The Court of the Adjudicating Officer, Srinagar, has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.8 lakh on M/S Arif Enterprises, a meat trading firm, for selling misbranded chicken products in violation of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006.

The case arose after a surprise inspection by a Food Safety Officer on August 11, 2025, at the firm’s Bulbul Bagh Bund premises near Tengpora Bridge. Inspectors found 42 packets of packaged chicken with labels missing key information, including the use-by date, type of chicken (frozen or chilled), date of packing, and supplier details.

The court ruled that this was a violation of Section 26(1)(2)(ii) of the FSSA and the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, which require all pre-packaged food to clearly state the p

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