Chandigarh, 18th May, 2018: It
has come to the notice that many persons indulged in the trade of fruit
wholesale/retail in Chandigarh are practicing artificial ripening of fruits by
excessive use of chemicals and are also keeping a substantial stock of such
artificially ripened fruits. This practice is definitely injurious to the
health of the community/general public.
Therefore,
Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh, exercising the
power conferred u/s 133 of the Cr. P.C., do hereby, prohibit the use of
chemicals for artificial ripening of
fruits as well as the keeping/storing any amount of stock of such
artificially ripened fruits, within the jurisdiction of Chandigarh.
Further,
it is ordered that all the S.D.M.s of Chandigarh, within their jurisdiction,
shall conduct regular checking/inspections of the storage spaces/places used by
the wholesalers /retailers of the fruits or the places where such a practice of
use of chemicals is apprehended of being carried out, and such chemicals used
for artificial ripening of fruits and the chemically adulterated fruits, if
found, shall be destroyed immediately.
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