Telangana: Food Safety Officers Raid Popular Restaurants In Jubilee Hills, Expired Food, Cockroaches Found

In surprise visits at several top restaurants in Telangana, Jubilee Hills, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Task Force team found violations that shocked everyone. According to the reports, the task force team found expired food products to storing meat with vegetarian products together.

Reportedly, the FSSAI team raised at 36 Downtown Brew Pub in Jubilee Hills, where sleuths found expired food products like Sneha Chicken, Done's Button Mushroom, Hoisin Sauce, and Knorr Chicken Saucing Powder worth Rs.4,000 were discarded.

The team also found semi-prepared food stored in the refrigerator without any labeling. Open dustbins without lids were stinking. Also, the staff failed to produce food safety certificates.

The second raid was conducted at the Makau Kitchen & Bar, where food inspectors found expired food items worth Rs.4,970, that they discarded. But the most shocking and unhygienic thing that officers noticed were cockroaches in the kitchen's storage area, showcasing the poor hygiene standards of the restaurant.

While the third raid of the day was at the Naturals Ice Cream parlor. Here, officers noticed improper labeling. Here also the franchise failed to display its FSSAI license during the inspection.

The reports said that FSSAI officers slapped hefty fines on all three food joints and issued stringent warnings to all the establishments, along with follow-up inspection warnings.

Later, the Makau restaurant issued clarification stating as a popular restaurant they don't use expired items for cooking at all.

"Every week we remove all the expired items so this week we are supposed to remove expired items worth Rs 4970. We removed the items immediately this was somehow missed this week. Moreover, all the expired items are returned every 6 months to the manufacturer for a replacement and a few items, which are not taken back, are disposed of," the statement said.

"The expired items that were found in our store are not at all used for cooking. We never use expired items for our food preparation and we follow all the standards required," Makau said.