KOLKATA: Getting a tip off that adulterated foods are being served in some Kolkata restaurants, Kolkata policeEnforcement Branch (EB) has decided to conduct a raid across the city. The drive will follow a similar raid in Dum Dum area last week.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation top brass said that the civic body would extend its helping hands in the forthcoming EB initiative.
"We have expertise in dealing with such cases of adulteration. We will extend our help to the EB team if need be," said a KMC health department official.
In fact, the KMC is the nodal agency for conducting such raids in the city or assisting the EB in case the latter carries out a drive against adulteration.
In recent times, the KMC health department has raided several north and south Kolkata restaurants and took samples of food items.
Among the food items, biryani has been one item which has failed the civic body's laboratory tests very often.
"We were surprised to find a reputed chain of restaurants selling adulterated biryani. The chemical that the restaurant used in biryani to enhance colour and taste of the popular food was not permitted under food safety rules," a KMC food safety official said.
Besides food, packaged drinking water has been a major headache for the KMC food safety cell. "We have found several packaged drinking water brands to be fake. These brands are mainly sold in the districts but often get into our city and are sold mainly in the pan or stationery shops,' said a KMC official.
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