Luxury hotels, eateries raided in city over food safety issues
A kitchen at Skyye Lounge in UB City was sealed after officials found 45 kg of rotten chicken and beef covered in fungus. Officials also found 6 kg of vegetable cutlets and 15 litres of used cooking oil. Milk and curd that had expired about…
Milk and curd that had expired about 10 days earlier were also found and discarded. The samples sent for laboratory analysis included chicken, meat, fish, bread, mayonnaise, cooking oil, curd, pulses, coriander, chutneys and marinated food products.
At a McDonald’s outlet on Brigade Road, officials found Magnesium Sulfite (MgSO₃) being used to purify used frying oil. “A notice has been issued to the concerned food business operator,” said the Food Safety and Drug Administration.
What Happened
The department said the inspections found violations including non compliant labelling, misbranding, storage of expired food, improper storage of meat, fish and poultry, unhygienic food handling conditions, fungal growth in vegetables and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non vegetarian food. Officials said.
A kitchen at Skyye Lounge in UB City was sealed after officials found 45 kg of rotten chicken and beef covered in fungus.
Officials also found 6 kg of vegetable cutlets and 15 litres of used cooking oil.
The drive resulted in the seizure of 640 kg of mutton, chicken and fish, 276 kg of rotten or mould affected vegetables, 45 litres of expired milk and curd, 67 kg of cereals and.
Key Details
Imported products that had subsequently been repacked were also found. Other violations included deficiencies in fish labelling, unhygienic conditions in food preparation and storage areas, improper segregation of vegetarian and non vegetarian food.
At Royal Chain Hotel, officials disposed of 50 kg of duck meat and 5 kg of fish.
Madras Kitchen had 5 kg of expired green peas, while Tescon Hotel had 5 kg of mushrooms deemed unfit.
At Senchez Hotel, 3 kg of fish was seized and 7 kg of cooked food, including cake, potatoes and tacos, was discarded.
Why It Matters
Officials said some products were also found to have shelf life declarations of up to two years despite applicable requirements providing for a one year shelf life. Imported products that had subsequently been repacked were also found.
The department’s itemised figures for the five establishments total 126 kg, against its overall tally of 132 kg for the latest operation.
It said the milk was one day beyond its “Best Before” date, had already been identified for withdrawal and was not intended to be served to guests.
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