Market inspectors have intensified monitoring of sweet shops as sweets are one of the most consumed commodities during Tihar - the second largest festival of Hindus - which begins next week.[break]
On Monday market inspectors from the Department of Commerce and Supply Management (DoCSM) monitored two sweet shops at Kirtipur -- Pooja Sweets and Laxmi Mithai Bhandar.
Laxman Shrestha, director at DoCSM, said kitchens of both the shops were in unhygienic conditions. “Cooks were found working without gloves and apron and looked untrained on food production,” he said, adding, “The shops were also found using colors excessively in their products.”
Market inspectors have directed owners of the shops to maintain good hygiene and cleanliness in kitchen.
“We have warned them that we would be compelled to shut down the shops if they do not maintain good hygiene,” Shrestha added.
Meanwhile, a team of the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) on Sunday inspected sweet shops and restaurants in Maharajgunj. “The sweet shops and eateries were in unhygienic conditions and were selling outdated products,” Pramod Koirala, spokesperson at DoFTQC, told Republica.
The team had inspected Priya Sweets, Upadhyaya Sweets and Santosh Sweets. It destroyed outdated and substandard products seized from those shops.
“We will continue inspection of sweet shops as sales of sweets hit peak during Tihar,” added Koirala.
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