The Food Safety Department in Anantnag has prohibited the sale of “KK” brand Atta (batch no. A-22) after laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of insects in the flour sample, rendering it unsafe for consumption.
According to an order , the Food Safety Officer from Mattan procured a sample of the Atta manufactured by M/S K.K. Roller Flour Mills, located at the SIDCO Industrial Complex in Bari Brahmana, Jammu.
The sample was later tested at the Food Laboratory, Kashmir, which in its report dated October 17, 2025, (No. FSSA/K/2025-26/MR-5551) found the product “unsafe on account of presence of insects.”
The order states that consumption of such contaminated Atta could pose a threat to public health. Citing provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) 2006, which prohibits the manufacturing and sale of unsafe foods, the designated officer for Food Safety in Anantnag, Sheikh Zameer Ahmad, invoked Section 36(3)(b) to ban the sale of the product across the district until further orders.
The ban, aimed at protecting public health, will remain in force pending further review and directions from the Food Safety authorities. – Kashmiriyat
