MAPUSA: Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is conducting checks at all the interstate bus stands in the state to crack a whip against the alleged sale of unhygienic food at stalls during the night time.
Sources informed that safety of food sold at these stalls, which have increased in number over the last couple of years, is a cause of concern for locals as well as interstate travellers.
On Thursday night at Porvorim, three unauthorized unhygienic street food stalls were closed or directed to discontinue their business till they rectify certain defects and obtain licences.
On the same night, food safety officers of FDA proceeded to Mapusa and found several unauthorized road stalls selling food items to passengers on interstate buses. FDA team led by Raju Korde, Rajaram Patil, Shailesh Shenvi and Yuvraj Naik immediately stopped four unauthorized stalls and confiscated their food articles. They were directed to apply for licences.
"FDA will conduct such inspection visits on all interstate bus stops at Panaji, Margao etc as there were complaints of unhygienic food items which are being sold there," FDA director Salim Velji Told TOI.
Similar raids were also conducted on April 17 at Margao bus stand on the omelette pao vendors and gobi manchurian vendors which were operating under unhygienic conditions. "Such inspection drive will continue across the state," Velji said. It has been revealed that a joint at the Mapusa interstate bus stand is always full with over 20 kiosks allegedly selling food in unhygienic conditions. The stalls are open till late night with many customers. Houseflies, mosquitoes and unhygienic water is seen flowing in the vicinity of the food stalls.
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