KOCHI:Eating out has always been a fun thing amongst both the young and the old. But have you spared a thought about the quality of food that you are being served at these eateries. The district administration carries out raids at intervals to dock the hotels and eateries that do not confer to the prescribed guidelines.
According to the details procured from the office of the Commissioner of Food Safety, the raids and follow up actions have resulted in improving the cleanliness and hygiene of 74 per cent of the hotels, but only 25 to 30 eateries have been found to comply with the guidelines issued on adulteration. “Our squad has been raiding hotels across the state once in every two months. The recent raid was carried out in April. A review meeting was also held last month. The incessant effort has led to an improvement in the cleanliness and hygiene of hotels. But 25 to 50 per cent of them still don’t bother to adhere to the guidelines,” said a source in the office of Commissioner of Food Safety.
Food Safety Commissioner T V Anupama said that strict action will be take against the eateries which are not paying heed to the repeated warnings and notices.
“We slap fines ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh on erring eateries. Criminal cases have also been registered against some hotels,” she said. Health Standing Committee chairman of Kochi Corporation T K Ashraf said that the civic body will take action against the hotels that make a compromise on the quality of food, cleanliness and hygiene. “We have already slapped closure notice on a few hotels. There will be regular follow up action. Frequent examinations will be carried out in all areas,” he said
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