2013 (12) TMI 1753

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....2013, the officers who are in-charge of the Food Safety and Standards in the States of NCT of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana appeared before us and explained various steps they have taken to implement the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Rest of the States have not responded. We notice that States like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, etc. are not parties to the writ peti....

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.... make up the Solid Not Fat (SNF) component and sweet taste of the milk. The article highlights that the consumption of the synthetic milk is hazardous to health as urea and caustic soda are harmful for heart, liver and kidneys and also lead to cancer. This state of affairs is very alarming causing serious health hazards. 2. We notice that in many of the cases, even though prosecution has been l....

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.... find a place in the affidavits filed before this Court. Taking note of the seriousness of the situation, we are inclined to give the following directions: A) States of Madhya Pradesh and Punjab are impleaded as party respondents to these proceedings. A copy of the writ petition be served on the standing counsel for the respective States, who shall file a detailed affidavit, as indicated ....

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....d milk products by using synthetic materials. They shall also furnish details of the number prosecutions they have launched in the aforesaid types of cases and how many of them resulted in conviction. D) The concerned officers would also furnish the details of the instances where spurious milk and milk products were destroyed by them during festival season after seizing them. They shall a....