Patna: The food safety wing of the state health department on Monday collected samples of bread from Moreish Foods Limited's unit at Jagdeopath to check the presence of Potassium bromate and Potassium iodate in its products. The samples of cakes and 'maida' have also been collected and sent to the food safety lab in Kolkata.
Incidentally, the Centre for Science Studies recently came out with a study saying some bread samples contained both these chemicals which are carcinogenic (causing cancer).
The officials also confiscated pan masala, gutka, zarda and other smokeless tobacco products worth Rs30,000 from three shops in Phulwarisharif on Monday.
The department has not yet given its go-ahead to 'Dosa Plaza' to operate its joint at Biscomaun building. In the raid conducted on Sunday, the joint could not produce the mandatory food licence. "The manager claimed that he did posses the certificate, but was not available with him at the time of the raid. So, we ordered him to close the shop till he showed the licence or get it from the department concerned," an official said.
The officials were shocked to see one of the cooks in Rajasthan Hotel at Fraser Road having a wound. "The fungi on the wound was clearly visible during the raid," said an official. The hotel has also been asked to close its kitchen till it satisfies the standard requirements. Turmeric, flour and other food samples were collected from the hotel for investigation.
The kitchen of Pal Hotel on Budh Marg was also shut for its "unhygienic condition". The officials said the hotel had been asked to rectify and submit an application for fresh inspection to the department. If the department is satisfied, the kitchen would be given green signal to function. Samples of paneer, noodles and a few other items were also collected and sent for lab test.
The raiding team had four officials, including food safety officer Mukesh Kashyap and food safety inspector Sudama Chaudhary.
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