THE UTTAR Pradesh government is set to bring in two ordinances to make food contamination — either by spitting or mixing any other human waste – a cognizable and non-bailable offence.
A meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Tuesday discussed the provisions of the “Prevention of Pseudo and Anti-Harmony Activities and Prohibition of Spitting Ordinance 2024” and “Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Contamination in Food (Consumer Right to know) Ordinance 2024″.
During the meeting, it was decided that the new provisions would also allow strict action in case an employee of a food establishment is confirmed to be an “illegal foreign citizen”.
The move comes a month after the state government made it mandatory for owners and managers of eateries in the state to display their names prominently amid incidents of spitting and mixing urine in food.
“In recent times, incidents of adulteration of food items like juice, dal and roti with human waste, inedible and filthy things have been seen in various parts of the country. Such incidents are horrific and adversely affect the health of the common man. It also adversely affects social harmony. Such attempts cannot be accepted at all,” a senior government official told The Indian Express. “Thus, it has been decided to put a permanent stop on such incidents in the state through stringent laws.”
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