Srinagar, Oct 4: The Jammu and Kashmir government has imposed an immediate and sweeping ban on the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, and sale of frozen and chilled meat products that do not comply with statutory food safety and labeling standards under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA), 2006.

The order was issued by Smita Sethi, Commissioner of Food Safety and Commissioner, Food & Drugs Administration, J&K, following extensive inspections carried out by the Food Safety Wing of the Drugs and Food Control Organization. During these checks, authorities discovered large quantities of rotten, decomposed, and unlabelled meat products at several locations across the Union Territory. All unsafe stocks were promptly seized and destroyed in accordance with law.

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