CMC cracks down on sale of rotten fruits in Pettah
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1 min readFrom 1 outlets- Newswire reports that inspectors found spoiled, mouldy and insect-damaged apples, grapes and oranges.
- Newswire says the inspection followed reports of some traders bringing fruit by lorry and selling it on pavements.
- Newswire reports that the mayor said Pettah’s market supplies food to many parts of Sri Lanka, and unsafe produce could pose health risks.
- Newswire reports that the council plans further inspections and legal action against those responsible.
Newswire reports that Colombo Municipal Council public health inspectors found stocks of spoiled, mouldy and insect-damaged fruit, among them apples, grapes and oranges, during an unannounced check in Pettah, Colombo.
Newswire reports that Mayor Vraîe Cally Balthazaar said the inspection followed information that certain traders were transporting fruit deemed unsafe to eat by lorry and selling it from pavements. She said the conduct did not apply to all traders.
Newswire reports that the mayor warned that unsafe produce in Pettah could affect people well beyond the market because it supplies food to many parts of Sri Lanka. She said the council had begun steps towards legal action against those responsible and would keep inspecting, with action planned against anyone selling food unfit for consumption.
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