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Rat infestation, sub-standard food products found in inspection
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Saturday, 13 July, 2024, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Harcha Bhaskar, Mumbai
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Food safety officials in Telangana recently carried out inspections at popular restaurants in Secunderabad, and found rat infestation, unhygienically stored food and sub-standard & misbranded products.
In a statement, the officials said, “At Vivaha Bhojanambu, Secunderabad, they found stock of chittimutyalu rice (25kg) with best before date as 2022 and 500gm of coconut grates found with synthetic food colours, which have been discarded."
Besides, a few hygiene issues were also found at the premises.
In another inspection, at Grill 9, Secunderabad, officials found Potli Masala (35pkts expired in April 2022), Sauce (1.4kg), Garlic Chilli Sauce (13pkts) were found to be expired. Cosmetic Rose Water (250 ml) was found in the store room with suspicion of being used as a food ingredient. They discarded the item on the spot.
The state food safety officials also suspect possible rat infestation as rat faeces and burrows were observed inside the store room.
The FSOs also found hygiene related issues while veg and non-veg food articles were stored together.
According to an official, “Out of seized food items if product found sub-standard or misbranded, then fine of Rs 2 to 3 lakh is levied on them. Also after the product is sent to the lab for testing and found unsafe, then a criminal case is filed or will go for prosecution.”
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