Case registered for not mentioning quantity of soft drinks
Officials of Legal Metrology and Food Safety departments who raided a multiplex in the city on Wednesday found several irregularities in terms of quantity and quality of the food sold in the cafeterias.
Zonal Food Safety Officer G. Purnachandra Rao and Assistant Commissioner of Legal Metrology Nageswara Rao jointly raided the cafeterias in the INOX Gandhi Nagar multiplex following complaints against the poor quality of snacks and exorbitant prices.
Mr. Purnachandra Rao said they found that the cafeteria failed to keep a record of details of sourcing of unpackaged food items like samosa and popcorn.
Also, metrology officials found that the multiplex was selling unpackaged food items for exorbitant prices without mentioning the quantity being offered.
“We found that a cup of soft drink is sold for Rs. 150. But the quantity of the same is not mentioned anywhere. This is in violation of the rules and we have booked a case against the management,” said Mr. Nageswara Rao.
Food safety officials collected samples of a pulpy orange fruit drink which has unidentified red coloured flakes in it. “We have sent the sample for laboratory tests and will take necessary action depending on the test result,” Mr. Purnachandra Rao said.
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