Chennai: Restaurants must further display the complaint number and email address of food security officials who facilitate consumers to register their complaints, Madras High Court has ruled.
Justice BC Subramaniam, governing that falsified foods have a negative impact on fundamental rights to healthy living, directing the commissioner of food security to issue appropriate commands and ensure that whatsapp and telephone numbers, in addition to the email address are boldly in all places and commercial restaurants.
in a way that looks.
“Health is the fundamental rights of every citizen based on Article 21 of the Constitution, violations of selling foods triggered must be taken seriously, for violating the fundamental rights of residents …
The Department of Food and Duties and its responsibilities is very constitutionally important., And more specifically with reference on fundamental rights, “said Justice Subramaniam.
The judge passed the order while rejecting the request to move by the owner of the grocery store against a criminal action to sell Masala’s mass products.
Marking corruption among the Inch Field Level Officials monitor the quality of food products, subramanam justice says: “If free hands are given to field level officers, no doubt, there is a possibility of active or passive collusion with commercial traders and traders, as we normally know There are various corrupt activities among field officers.
One cannot get rid of that they always produce for freebies provided by traders and commercial companies.
“He then said that if failure, irregularities, dereliks of tasks and negligence were noticed in the Department of Food Security Officials , prosecution must begin, including the disciplinary process in service rules.
The court further directs the Commissioner to create awareness through visual and print media, thus asking for public attention and explaining bad consequences in terms of consuming food products that are falsified.
Consumer rights to register complaints must also be published, the judge said.