Food safety has become a growing concern. People have frequently reported falling ill after eating at well-known outlets or restaurants with poor hygiene standards. Amid rising concerns, the Food Safety Task Force in Telangana inspected local restaurants in Hyderabad and uncovered multiple violations. The findings revealed alarming issues, such as rat infestations and the use of expired ingredients.
The Telangana Food Safety Department flagged several restaurants in Hyderabad for violating food safety standards. One of the major outlets under scrutiny is the Yes Bawarchi Multi Cuisine Restaurant in Shamshabad. During a recent inspection, the team discovered rat faeces on racks and the floor, indicating a possible rodent infestation.
𝗬𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱02.08.2024* FSSAI license copy not displayed at prominent place.
* TDS of drinking water provided to the customers found to be 24 (much lower than mandated minimum TDS of 75).
*… pic.twitter.com/ysCaIQJDmH
— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) August 3, 2024
Beyond this, the inspection teams uncovered several additional violations by the restaurant. These included the absence of required FSSAI certificates and poor drinking water quality. The team also found synthetic food colours in the storage areas and promptly discarded them. Semi-prepared and raw food items were not properly labelled or covered, and the windows lacked insect-proof screens.
Another restaurant under scrutiny in the city was Hotel Hyderabad Grand. Inspectors collected expired food items from the outlet and other products were found to have labelling issues. Expired items such as red chilli sauce, sweet chilli sauce, coconut milk, rose water, fish masala and thyme were confiscated. The eatery was also fined for labelling violations on dust tea and BBQ sauce. Additionally, several food handlers were found to be missing medical fitness certificates. The inspection also noted that the true copy of the FSSAI license was not displayed prominently in the restaurant.
𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱02.08.2024* FSSAI true license copy not displayed at prominent place.
* Food articles like Red chilli sauce, Sweet chilli sauce, Coconut milk, Rose water, Fish masala and Thyme were found to be expired. Hence… pic.twitter.com/wwvFVmlVdB
— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) August 3, 2024
Social media users were shocked to see the list of violations by these popular restaurants in the city. While many praised the officials for conducting strict scrutiny, others asked for severe punishment.
A user stated, “90% of shamshabad hotels hardly have any hygiene and it can easily be found just by a visit. God knows what’s the state in their kitchens. Glad that Food safety teams have inspected these hotels in shamshabad. But need to mandate fixing of these issues post-inspection,” while another person noted, “Synthetic food colours they’ll buy again because they know there won’t be any raid in a few decades. Doesn’t really help anyone. Give a circular to all the hotels, do raids and then put hefty fines on violators.”
90% of shamshabad hotels hardly have any hygiene and it can easily be found just by a visit. God knows what's the state in their kitchens. Glad that Food safety teams have inspected these hotels in shamshabad. But need to mandate fixing of these issues post-inspection.— brb2 (@bythebay999) August 3, 2024
Synthetic food colors they'll buy again because they know there won't be any raid in a few decades. Doesn't really help anyone. Give a circular to all the hotels, do raids and then put heafty fines on violators.— SamJackkk (@SamJackkk9) August 3, 2024
Need to seize the entire restaurant and issue orders for renovation of kitchen with huge amount of penality to owner 🙏— Bharath Reddy (@bharathreddy521) August 3, 2024
An individual suggested, “Need to seize the entire restaurant and issue orders for the renovation of kitchen with a huge amount of penalty to the owner.”
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