Jan 4, 2013

Food samples collected from Mittal Avenue

Ujjain: Food department officials conducted a raid at Hotel Mittal Avenue on Wednesday and collected samples of packed items, spices and gram flour. City Magistrate Shyamendra Jaiswal led the first raid of 2013.
During the raid, the team found packed food items sans batch number, expiry and manufacturing dates. Even the kitchen of the hotel was unhygienic. Official directed the hotel manager to keep the ambiance of the kitchen hygienic.
Shailesh Gupta of food department and food safety officer Sachin Logariya said that samples would be sent to the laboratory at Bhopal under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006.
Strict action will be taken against the hotel owner if the reports were found positive, one of the team members said. There are several hotels and eateries in the city that provides adulterated food materials and do not keep their establishment hygienic. Administration should also raid other such places to check adulteration and unhygienic surroundings.

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