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Suggestion To Public

The public may observe the following points while buying food articles (Especially, House wifes) to avoid adulteration/Misbranding.

• Use only Iodised salt to prevent Goitre Diseases.
• To purchase, Food Articles sold in sealed packages containers.
• To check the product details like
  • Name as per the label
  • Details of Ingredients.
  • Date of Manufacture
  • Best Before date
  • Batch. No. & Lot.No
  • Manufacturers address and M.R.P.Rate
  • To ascertain whether the product is Veg.Or.Non.Veg mark.
    
    • Brown symbol indicates - Non-Veg
    • Green symbol indicates - Veg

• Wherever it is possible to purchase Agmark/ISI food products.
• Do not purchase Tea dust, Turmeric, Chilly powder,etc sold in loose form in the market.
• Do not consume food products sold in the streets like beverages, fruit juices, vegetable juices, ice-cream sugar candy, ice candy etc.
• To drink only protected/treated drinking water and bottled fruit juices.
• To use vegetables/Fresh fruits, only after through washings with running tap water/thorough soaking.
• To avoid prepared food items with attractive colours which may be injurious to health.
• To avoid consuming Health injurious products like Gutkha, Pan parag & Tobacco products and Non - ISI packaged drinking water.
• Whenever the public suspectancy food product is adulterated they can contact the Health Officer, Greater Chennai Corporation. Phone.No.25384510 Extn.330,Direct line. 25383611.