Six eateries raided in city, Danapur

Patna: Food safety wing of the health department raided altogether six eateries in the state capital and Danapur on the eve of Holi on Wednesday.

Vrindawan Sweets in Hari Om Complex neat Dak Bungalow roundabout has been sealed for three days in wake of unhygienic conditions there, said food safety officer Sudama Chaudhary. He said, "The sweets workshop did not have a proper ceiling and ceiling materials used to fall in food ingredients." Four food samples have also been collected from Vrindawan Sweets.

He said there was no problem of hygiene at Cozy Sweet Shop on Dak Bungalow road. But some complaints had been received earlier. The hygiene at Sadhu Sweet Shop was not found to be satisfactory. Ghee, paneer and khowa samples were collected from this shop. Sai Sweet Shop at Boring Road was also raided, but the conditions were found to be, by and large, satisfactory. "It was raided because complaints had been received about it during Diwali," the official said.

In Danapur, three shops - Prabhat Hotel, Sadhu Sweets and New Cozy Sweet Shop - were raided. Samples of khowa, laddoo, ghee, kalakand and other sweets were collected from these shops for test.

The raiding team included magistrate and armed police personnel. The raids were conducted on the instruction of district magistrate, said Chaudhary.