Expired idli rava, coconut powder found in Bengaluru canteen during food safety check

Bengaluru: A team of officials from the Karnataka Health Department's Food Safety Division on Wednesday resumed inspections as part of its crackdown on eateries.

The team inspected the canteen at the department headquarters here, where it seized expired food items and flagged hygiene violations.

According to officials, expired food products such as idli rava and coconut powder were found in the kitchen of the Arogya Soudha canteen on Magadi Road.


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Food products were also not stored in accordance with FSSAI guidelines.

Pest control measures had not been carried out, leaving the premises in an unhygienic condition, officials said.

Officials inspected a restaurant run by a private operator inside the Legislators' House, adjacent to Vidhana Soudha, and found unhygienic conditions.

Cockroaches were found in the kitchen as well, they said.

The Food Safety and Drug Administration department warned that strict legal action would be taken against food business operators found violating food safety regulations.

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The department has been conducting such drives as part of special food safety inspections across all zones of Bengaluru Urban District and the Greater Bengaluru Area, covering three-star and five-star hotels to verify compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.

Recently, 60 three-star and five-star hotels in Bengaluru Urban District were inspected, and 77 food samples were collected and sent to food laboratories for analysis.