Gandhinagar : Food testing on wheels flagged off by Health Minister. Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said that the state government is committed to implement Safety on Wheels in every district of the state to ensure that the citizens of the state get the quantity of essential food items in a pure and quality manner. After giving green signal to 13 more Central Government sponsored mobile food testing vans at Gandhinagar today, the Health Minister said that these mobile vans would be made operational in different districts so that the citizens would not have to consume unclean and adulterated food. If food is brought for testing against the citizens, it will also be tested and given free of cost. If the sample is found to be adulterated, strict action will be taken against it by taking a sample from the front. He added that two food safety vans were commissioned in 2013 by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi to take care of the health of the citizens of the state. As a result of the excellent work done by the state government for testing the food items with the help of computerized equipment with advanced technology, 18 new mobile vans have been provided to Gujarat free of cost by the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandvia. By circulating it across the state, public awareness will be created regarding the quality of food items. All the ancillary expenses of this van will also be provided by the Central Government. The Minister added that this mobile van is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. In order to be able to test the sample on the spot by these instruments, the milk can be tested by a milk testing machine to detect chemicals like fat, SNF, protein and ammonium sulphate, sucrose, water maltodextrin, urea in the milk as well as edible oil which is frequently fried. If it comes, the oil becomes toxic. The van also has a machine to test for such toxic oils. From which the oil will be tested by going to the farsan shops. In addition, the amount of TDS in the drinking water found in the packaging, including the amount of sugar in the juice and syrup, will be checked on the spot. In which the amount of sugar can be known in the calculation moments and if the amount of sugar is more then the sample will be tested. And if the sample is found to be adulterated, strict legal action will be taken against it. On this occasion, the Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration Dr. H.G.Koshia and other Officers were present.
