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Karnataka FDA cracks down on 3-star and 5-star hotels
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Tuesday, 11 August, 2026, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Bengaluru
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Karnataka Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Wing under the guidance of the State health and family welfare UT Khader with 30 teams of food safety officers have observed major violations during inspections of 3-star and 5-star hotel kitchens. These included unhygienic conditions in the food cooking and storage areas. Meat products were not labelled in accordance with the FSSAI requirements. Storage of expired milk products, bakery items, chicken, fish, meat and vegetables.
There was a major observation on failure to maintain the separate storage for vegetarian and non-vegetarian items. There was also a slew of misbranded food products. Many vegetables and food items were found to be affected with fungal growth. Even the packaged food products did not comply with mandatory FSSAI labelling requirements, said Srinivas S, Commissioner, Karnataka FDA.
The food products were seized and destroyed during the inspection drive at The Lalit Ashok where 76 kilograms of meat and 200 kg of vegetables were seized in addition to 32 litres of expired milk. At Shangri –La 15 kgs of meat was seized and destroyed. Four Seasons Hotel 19 kgs of meat was seized. Vivanta Bengaluru in Whitefield 3 kgs of expired bakery products, Taj Yeshwantpur 72 kgs of meat and fish was seized. The Radisson Blur formerly known as Atria, 25 kg of meat, 23 kgs of fish and 7 kg of vegetables were seized.
We have directed all the food business operators to comply strictly with the provisions of the Food Safety Standards Act 2006 and the regulations framed under. Further action will be taken against the defaulting establishments will be taken based on the laboratory analysis reports and the applicable provisions of the Act, said the State FDA commissioner in his report.
During the inspections, 26 three star and five-star hotels were inspected. A total of 35 food samples were picked up and set for analysis to the Food laboratory for testing. The inspections indicated that several food safety violations including non-compliance with FSSAI labelling requirements, storage of expired food products among other serious compliance issues. Accordingly, notices were issued to the concerned food business operators and the adjudicating proceedings before the Adjudicating officer under the provisions of the Food Safety Standards Act 2026 will be initiated, he said.
Among the food samples collected during the inspections ere tea, ginger, pepper, chili powder, sauces, milk powder, turmeric and edible oils.
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