Food safety raids in Telangana’s Karimnagar expose unhygienic conditions in sweet shops

Food safety officials raided sweet shops in Karimnagar, finding unhygienic conditions, unsafe storage, and excessive use of artificial colours. Contaminated milk and sweets were destroyed during inspections at Anand Sweets and Maharaja Sweets, raising concerns about food safety in the festive season

Karimnagar: Food safety officials on Wednesday raided several sweet shops in Karimnagar town and found serious violations in hygiene and food preparation practices.

Assistant Food Controller Khaleef, Gazetted Food Inspector Rohit Reddy, and Food Safety Officer Ankith Reddy inspected Anil Sweets and Bakery, Anand Sweets, and Maharaja Sweets.

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Officials reported unhygienic kitchens, noting that flies and mosquitoes were found in milk used for preparing sweets. They also observed poor storage practices and excessive use of artificial food colours.

During the raids, 20 litres of milk were destroyed at Anand Sweets, while 10 kg of badusha and 3 kg of mixture were seized and destroyed at Maharaja Sweets.