Indian relief materials for Nepal found substandard

Some food items provided by India like bread and 'parantha' for quake victims were found substandard by Nepali food inspectors on Thursday, officials said here.

During an inspection by officials of the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, some 1,000 packets of bread manufactured by Vaishali brand were found substandard.

These breads had crossed the date of expiry, said the department in a statement, adding that after finding the items substandard, the department destroyed them. Purna Chandra Wosit, spokesperson for the department, said the breads had already crossed the date of expiry before being brought to Kathmandu.