Hyderabad: Food safety officials conduct raids at DLF; Detect safety violations in several food joints

Task force team of the Commissioner of Food Safety found spoilt food items, unhygienic kitchens and cockroach, housefly and rodent infestations in popular juice centres in the area

Hyderabad: The Task force team of the Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at the DLF area on Friday and detected food safety violations in several food joints. The team raided Milan Juice Centre, Sip and Snack, Bismi Maggi and Juice Centre, DLF, Gachibowli.

The inspections at Milan Juice Centre found unlabeled and uncovered food articles in the refrigerator. The task force team reported that food waste was littered on the floor, and dustbins were left open in the kitchen area. It also found housefly and live cockroach infestation in the juice centre. Food handlers were not wearing gloves and aprons while preparing the food.

Task force team has conducted inspections in Gachibowli area on 27.03.2025.

𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗗𝗟𝗙 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼 𝟮 𝗚𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶

* Food articles in the refrigerator were found to be uncovered and unlabelled.

* Food waste was found to be littered on… pic.twitter.com/VFr5E3vP3S

— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) March 28, 2025

The teams discarded spoilt fruits like apples, black grapes, mangoes and peeled pomegranates. Other food articles, like chutney, were also disposed of as it was found to be infested with cockroaches, and expired items, including Banana Crush (21.02.2025), Strawberry Flavour Syrup (17.03.2025) and Passion Fruit Syrup (31.01.2025), were found and discarded, said the food safety team on X.

At Sip and Snack, Gachibowli, the team has found uncovered food items in the refrigerator. Fruits like chikoo (sapotas) and oranges were found to be spoilt and were discarded. The kitchen area was found to be littered with food waste, and the dustbin was left open. A housefly infestation was observed in the kitchen. The task force team reported that the FSSAI license of the juice point was also not available with the FBO.

𝗦𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗗𝗟𝗙 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯 𝗚𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶
27.03.2025

* FSSAI license was not available with the FBO.

* Food articles in the refrigerator were found uncovered.

* Some of the fruits like sapotas, oranges etc found to be in spoiled condition were… pic.twitter.com/76hoiuO5Jc

— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) March 28, 2025

At Bismi Maggi and Juice Centre, the team reported uncovered food items in the fridge and fruits like peeled pomegranates were found spoilt. The task force team has discarded them. Dustbins were found uncovered, and rodents, houseflies and cockroach infestation were observed during the inspection. Employees were found without headgear and aprons, reported the task force team.

𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗗𝗟𝗙 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼. 𝟮, 𝗚𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶
27.03.2025

* FSSAI Registration not displayed prominently in the premises.

* Food articles in the refrigerator were found uncovered.

* Pest control records, Employee health… pic.twitter.com/XhiMyS7aw5

— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) March 28, 2025