Surat: After the food poisoning incident Katargam In which about 200 people were affected earlier this week. SMC The health department has decided to conduct surprise checks at weddings and other mass events in the city. The health department will use a mobile testing van to conduct on-the-spot tests and know the results.
Normally, it takes several hours for health teams to find accurate results in food sampling and testing. However, for the immediate purpose, some tests may determine the result immediately, the officials explained.
“Health teams conduct tests at wedding venues, but after the recent incident we will strengthen testing. Teams of 27 food safety officers will be deployed to conduct the tests,” said a health official. “Our team will keep an eye on the party plot and the marriage hall. The authorities will test the food in large gatherings like weddings,” the official said.
In the Ghanshyam Nagar incident in Katargam, samples of rabdi could not be taken as people started falling ill after 15 hours of eating the food.
Normally, it takes several hours for health teams to find accurate results in food sampling and testing. However, for the immediate purpose, some tests may determine the result immediately, the officials explained.
“Health teams conduct tests at wedding venues, but after the recent incident we will strengthen testing. Teams of 27 food safety officers will be deployed to conduct the tests,” said a health official. “Our team will keep an eye on the party plot and the marriage hall. The authorities will test the food in large gatherings like weddings,” the official said.
In the Ghanshyam Nagar incident in Katargam, samples of rabdi could not be taken as people started falling ill after 15 hours of eating the food.