TG SAFE discards food articles worth Rs 16L, shuts 5 outlets
Hyderabad: The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE), along with police personnel, deployed 13 teams for a special drive on Wednesday, October 28. Officials collected 22 samples on suspicion of adulteration and seized or discarded 3,546.5 kg of food articles worth Rs 16.86 lakh.
Five establishments were closed for operating without valid FSSAI licences and under unhygienic conditions. They are Balaji Sweets in Champapet, Mamatha Sweet House in Secunderabad, SK Foods in Kattedan, Hameedi Confectionaries at MJ Market, and Annapurna Caterers at Chudi Bazaar.
The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE), along with police personnel, collected 22 samples on Wednesday, October 28, on suspicion of adulteration and seized or discarded 3,546.5 kg of food articles worth Rs 16.86 lakh.
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The licences of five other establishments were suspended, with instructions to stop operations immediately. They are Agra Mithai Ghar Restaurant at Charminar, G. Pulla Reddy Sweets at Sanath Nagar, Sweetone Ruchulu India Pvt. Ltd. at Vanasthalipuram, Balaji Sri Kishan Mithai Bhandar at Falaknuma, and Minerva Sweets at Kattedan.
Officials reported violations such as cockroach, housefly and rodent infestation, rat droppings in storage areas, expired and mislabelled products, dirty equipment, improper storage and the absence of pest-control and food-handler health records.
At G. Pulla Reddy Sweets, officials seized 3,133 kg of food articles worth Rs 15.03 lakh. Show-cause notices were issued to seven establishments, while Sri Shagun Mithai Vatika in Himayatnagar will receive an improvement notice. Officials said further inspections and action would follow to ensure compliance with food safety norms.
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