Srinagar, Oct 4: The J&K Commissioner of Food Safety Saturday issued an order that prohibits the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, and sale of frozen and chilled meat products that fail to meet safety standards.

The detailed order comes two months after the Food Safety Department discovered and destroyed 1200 kg of substandard packaged meat, the seizure proving to be the tip of an iceberg.

The ‘Prohibitory Order’ states that adequate grounds exist after inspection findings that a “health risk condition” exists across J&K, requiring immediate preventive action in the interest of public health.

It spells out ongoing violations uncovered during recent inspections.

Despite existing regulations under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, widespread violations and overal

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