Mapusa/Panaji: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Thursday ordered the closure of the restaurant at Curlies Beach Shack at Anjuna after its inspecting team found that it operated under extremely unhygienic conditions.
The FDA noted 30 deficiencies, including food cooked in the open, kitchen having direct access to washrooms and use of food colour in cooking, among others.
FDA director Salim Veljee told TOI that the food handlers were not following basic hygiene. "The storage of food items as well as intermediate items was not hygienic, and while cooking was done in an open area, the kitchen had direct access to toilets," said Veljee.
The restaurant manager also failed to produce the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license, Veljee said.
A source said the FDA officials noted that the refrigerators were not only rusted, but were unclean, too. Besides, the right refrigeration temperature was not maintained.
As to the use of food colours, senior food safety officer Rajiv Korde said, "As per the Food Safety Act, use of food colours is not allowed in any food preparation as the food become unsafe. We found food colours used in cooked items and ordered that the food be destroyed."
The restaurant will remain shut till the compliance report is filed by its operator and deficiencies are not rectified.
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