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Food safety officials in Bengaluru shut the kitchen of a high-end rooftop lounge after finding unhygienic conditions, expired dairy products and rotten meat. Across 60 three- and five-star hotels, officials seized 132 kg of food and collected 77 samples for testing

The officials of the food seized the hotel and instructed the management of the hotel not to open the eatery until further orders were issued. The owner of Grill 9, a multi-cuisine restaurant, is said to be absconding following the incident

The decision to ban Mayonnaise using raw eggs comes in the wake of rising incidents of food poisoning being reported in the State

Task force teams of the Food Safety Department, Telangana, conducted multiple inspections at restaurants in Shamshabad, recording hygiene and quality violations.

Raw food articles, semi-prepared food stored in unhygienic conditions in rusty refrigerator

The latest on the list of inspections in this area are Jampanas Vaarahi Hotel and Shree Raghavendra Bhavan where officials found grave violations concerning hygiene.

A total of 12 cartons of masala buttermilk were seized from Anitha Dairy Products as they were produced without a relevant manufacturing license.

The food colors that were found at the Taaza All Day Breakfast in Medchal were discarded along with vegetables and lemons of bad quality, unlabeled tea powder, and infested foxtail millets.

If found, it will be seized and a penalty of up to Rs 2 lakhs will be levied on the vendors. Giving an alternative to these practices, Ethephon in powder form was recommended.