Food adulteration will be a cognisable and non-bailable offence in Maharashtra after an amended Act, which gives sweeping powers to police, comes into force Tuesday.
The Prevention of Food Adulteration (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2006 authorises police officials of the rank of inspector and above to arrest the culprits without warrants.
The Act has been amended specifically to check milk adulteration which has assumed alarming proportion in Mumbai and elsewhere, Food and Drug Administration Minister Baba Siddiqui said.
"As the offence now becomes non-bailable, we will be able to reach to the kingpin of the milk adulteration rackets," the minister told reporters.
It would also help in police investigations, he added.
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The Prevention of Food Adulteration (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2006 authorises police officials of the rank of inspector and above to arrest the culprits without warrants.
The Act has been amended specifically to check milk adulteration which has assumed alarming proportion in Mumbai and elsewhere, Food and Drug Administration Minister Baba Siddiqui said.
"As the offence now becomes non-bailable, we will be able to reach to the kingpin of the milk adulteration rackets," the minister told reporters.
It would also help in police investigations, he added.
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A very good move indeed.Lets see if we see any positive outcome because of this.A Common man deserves pure milk & wine.
The current health minister should resign