Waris Fayaz

Sopore, Apr 18 (KNS): A day after Police sealed a bakery unit after a video of it kneading dough with feet went viral on social media platforms, local administration ordered destroying of the material in Sopore town of Baramulla district on Monday.

An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS), as the video went viral on Sunday, Food safety and Standards and police swung into action immediately and sealed the bakery unit, while two persons were also arrested.

Meanwhile, on Monday a joint team of civil administration, Food safety department and Police inspected the said unit and found the unit unhygienic.

Tehsildar Sopore told KNS that they have sealed the bakery unit and have taken samples for chemical analysis as the unit is violating sanitary and hygienic requirements of Food Safety and Standards Act.

He said that the material will also be destroyed soon.

Meanwhile, in a similar kind of action Food Safety and Standards in Srinagar sealed four bakery units for violating requirements of Food Safety and Standards Act.

An official said that the drive was conducted after taking a strong note of the video that surfaced on social media wherein a worker of bakery unit was kneading dough with his feet.

He said that the drive shall continue in the coming days to ensure that bakery and confectionary items available in the market for consumers are processed under hygienic conditions.

"In case of any complaint, the consumers can dial toll free Number 104,” the official added. (KNS)