Jaipur: Storage of expired food products at a five-star hotel on Delhi Road in Jaipur shocked the health department officials who conducted an inspection on Monday to check the quality of food items being served in the hotel.
The department also found other discrepancies such as food handlers who did not have any medical fitness certificates, mandatory under Food Safety and Standards Act, were working in the hotel.
The inspection was conducted by health department’s nodal officer (food safety) Dr Sunil Singh.
Dr Singh said that there was no declaration of monosodium glutamate (MSG) on the products. Products which have MSG should mention that it is not meant for use by below one-year-old children and pregnant women.
Moreover, another violation was that the hotel did not have any water testing report.
The food safety team recovered 23 litres of milk with expiry date of March 21, 16 packets of expired semolina, three packets of expired yellow curry paste, bread improver having packaging date of October 4, 2007 with ‘use before one year’ message, two expired soybean packets and two packets of expired pulses.
Also, veg and non-veg food items were found stored in the same deep freezer. Food licence and food safety display board had not been installed. Prepared foods did not have any proper tagging. The team also claimed that they found an open dustbin placed close to the cooked rice. Rose water for cosmetic use was being used in sweets to give it flavour.
The expired products were destroyed by the food safety team of the health department and the hotel was served a notice for the discrepancies.
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