Epidemics: 18 hotels served closure notice

22nd June 2013 12:16 PM

Food Safety officials served closure notices on 18 hotels during a raid conducted on various hotels in the district, in view of increasing diseases this monsoon.

The hotels were directed to close down as they failed to follow 30 norms put forward by the Food Safety Commissioner.

Food Safety Officer Sivakumar D said that the notices were issued to 59 hotels to improve the hygienic conditions and 10 hotel owners were fined. He also said that the hotels were found alarmingly unhygienic and were asked to close down immediately.

Most of the hotels were found failing to implement public health norms.

The officials also said that raids would continue in a full fledged manner during the coming days.

As many as five special squads were sent to the hotels in various parts of the district.

“Stench from the kitchens were unbearable and waste was piled up inside the kitchen area and the backyard,” the officials said.

A sum of Rs 76,000 was collected as fine from 10 hotels.

Hotel Thaneem, Murinjapalam; Hotel Surya, Medical College Junction; Hotel New Mubarak, Sreekaryam; Cochin Family Restaurant, Murinjapalam; Vasantham Hotel, Medical College; Arathy Hotel, Pazhakutty; Kumar Hotel, Vattapara; Rajeev Fast Food, Karakulam; Hotel Rafi, Balaramapuram; Hotel Jayakrishna, Neyyattinkara; Unnis Hotel, Neyyattinkara; Pranavam Hotel, Neyyattinkara; Thambees Hotel, Neyyattinkara; Hotel Fayas, Kallambalam; Hotel Punartham, Kallambalam; Hotel Venuraj, Attingal; Hotel Al- Raj, Attingal and CSI Medical Mission Hospital Canteen, Kazhakoottam, were the 18 hotels which were asked to close down by the officials.

“Legal notices were also served on these hotels,” the District Food Safety Officer said in a release.