Indore: A mobile court of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Saturday paid surprise visits at city hotels and restaurants to check compliance of food safety norms.
The food safety officers and other employees of the IMC, under the directions of municipal magistrate checked kitchens and also served challans to 22 prominent hotels and restaurants of the city.
The chief health officer of IMC, Dr DC Garg said that sudden inspection was planned in order to check hygiene and quality of food items being served to the customers. The inspection was carried out at the hotel and restaurants at Sarvate Bus Stand and in its vicinity.
The major lapses noted by the food safety officers include adulterated and stale food items, negligence on maintaining hygiene in kitchens, unable to show license, improper water drainage system etc.
The team destroyed a total of 250 kg adulterated food items on the spot during the inspection at various food joints. The prominent hotels and restaurants, where food safety officers swooped down include Hotel Gurukripa, Sri Gurukripa, Madni Restaurant, Indore Hotel, Shreeleela Hotel, Madni Darbar Hotel, Madni Hotel, Shree Leela Chaat House, Vijayshree Restaurant, Jain Puri Bhandar, Bhagat Ji Hotel, Nazar Hotel, Sai Prasad Bhojnalaya, Apna Hotel, Shri Jagdamba Restaurant, Shri Chaurasia Tea Stall, Jain Tea Stall, Manpasand Bhojnalaya, New Ghamandi Lassi and Tea Stall, Neelkamal Bhojnalaya, Sammaan Tea Stall and Shiv Kripa Bhojnayalaya.
Dr Garg also said that on the directions of central zone of National Green Tribunal, food safety officers of the corporation has carried out campaign in different areas, including Gauri Nagar, Bhagirathpura etc to check use of sub-standard polythene bags. The teams seized nearly 25 kg sub-standard polythene and were adviced not to use them. "We have been raising awareness among the shopkeepers, fruit and vegetable vendors not to use sub-standard polythene bags, as they lead to deaths of innocent animals," said Dr Garg.
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