Public Health Inspectors have launched an islandwide operation to ensure food safety during the festive season, with legal action already filed against 817 outlets.
The program, which began on April 1, has seen 967 raids conducted across the country, according to the Public Health Inspectors’ Union of Sri Lanka.
A total of 11,064 food establishments have been inspected so far, with 3,045 food items taken into custody. Authorities have also destroyed 2,299 items deemed unfit for consumption.
The island-wide operation involves 2,300 Public Health Inspectors and is ongoing, said union president K.A.P. Boralessa. (Newswire)