Food regulatory authorities across India have launched a massive crackdown on food safety violations with several chain restaurants and starred hotels being brought under the radar over quality concerns. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI ) has cracked its whip on companies mislabeling their products, prohibiting a sale of such items.
A wide range of companies, including consumer goods company Dabur, alcohol brand Old Monk, quick commerce delivery platforms Zepto , Blinkit and Instamart are facing scrutiny. Restaurant chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King, Starbucks and Monginis have also been inspected for food safety norm violations. The go-down of the KFC outlet was sealed after an inspection of kitchen, storeroom and cold storage. The warehouse was sealed after a special inspection by the state’s food safety department. – In Bengaluru , the FDA flagged multiple food safety violations at several luxury hotels, including unhygienic storage, fungal growth on vegetables and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items.
As much as 9 kg of expired chicken was seized from 3-star Rio Meridian Hotel, 68 kg of meat from Grand Mercure Hotel, and 4 kg of mushrooms was recovered from 3-star Q Star Hotel. – A warehouse operated by quick commerce firm Zepto came under the scanner last week in eastern Bengaluru’s Hoskote over alleged violations related to food labelling, handling and storage.
Here’s a look at the latest incidents of food safety violations in India: – A KFC outlet in Mangaluru faced a surprised raid on Saturday after a customer complained of receiving “spoiled”, “foul-smelling” chicken from the store located in City Centre mall on KS Rao Road. Food samples collected from the outlet were sent for testing. – Large amount of expired meat was found from premium hotels in Mysuru on Saturday after the Food Safety Department carried out raid.
