The government's rigor on the Kuttu meal ways in Navratri and the festive season! FDA by Alert Turn, ban on open flour sale - Kuttu meal safety contract on adultery during Navratri

Updated: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:16 am (IST) The government is vigilant to avoid diseases caused by forged cuttu flour in Navratri. Kuttu flour will now only be sold in sealed packages. Strict steps are taken against those who sell flour without license. The department has started a monitoring campaign to prevent adultering. Online sale is also monitored and a quick reaction team is formed in each district. Jagran correspondent, dehradun. People who are stuck in Navratri prioritize dishes of Kuttu flour. But this year a large number of people got sick after making a dish of Kuttu meal in Doon and Haridwar in Chaitra Navratri and had to be hospitalized. Remove ad, just read the news, this incident of food poisoning was a warning to the department. This time, the Food Safety and Medicine Administration (FDA) is visible on warning mode, even before Navratri begins. On instructions from the entire prohibited chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has commissioner FDA Dr. RK Rajesh Kumar issued a soup on Kuttu flour. Now Kuttu meal is only sold in sealed packets. No trader with unlicensed and registration may manufacture, storage or sell Kuttu meal. Strict criminal steps will be taken against those who violate the rules. The phase monitoring campaign section began a phase monitoring campaign before festivals. In the first phase, wholesaler, departmental stores and retail stores are identified and the quality, packaging, storage and labeling of the products are checked here. The departmental officers hold meetings to the shopkeepers to follow the rules. In the second phase, contingency and regular inspections are done before and during the beginning of Navratri. Packaging and quality rules FDA made clear that Kuttu flour would not be sold in public. Packaging and expiration date on each parcel, full address and license number of the manufacturer/repaiker is compulsory. Open -Sale Kuttu -flour will be specially monitored and it will be discouraged in public health. The department also ensured that the offer and sale on online platforms will also be monitored on online sale. All traders will have to keep a complete record of buying and selling Kuttu flour in writing. Immediate steps will be taken if the violation of the rules is found. Quick response team and quick action were established in the districts to deal with any casual situation during Navratri. The team will immediately take steps on receiving information on the fact that Kuttu flour is eaten. Food samples received from the districts will be investigated in food and medicine analyzes on the basis of priority, and the report will be made available on time. Government’s strict position, additional commissioner Tajbar Singh Jaggi, said that the government led by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the Minister of Health, Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, fully committed to providing safe and pure food items to consumers during festivals. He made it clear that no businessman selling forged or inferior products will be spared. Consumers have also been appealed to notify the department immediately whether they see the sale of suspected or falsified Kuttu flour so that action can be taken in time. It is also said that this campaign is not just a formality, but a coordinated, strict and phased monitoring. Each levels will be monitored at construction, packaging, storage, distribution, retail sales and online offering. Departmental teams are in 24 -hour warning mode and ensure the identification of forged products, sample tests and quick criminal actions on the culprits.