KOCHI: A team of officials from the department of health, food safety department and the health division of the Kalamassery municipality on Saturday conducted checks at hotels and food stalls near the Cochin university of science and technology campus, following reported instances of jaundice at the hostels here.
As many as 15 shops were inspected in the drive and six out of them were given closure notice. The inspection team was headed by district health officer P N Sreenivasan. Officials said that stale food was found even from food stalls inside the campus and they were issued warnings to improve hygiene.
"At least two students have confirmed of having jaundice in the university. From talking to the students we have learnt that they were having food from the eateries near the university. The inspections were conducted following this," said A S Nawas, health inspector.
Officers said that some of the shops mixed cooked food with uncooked food. "Stale food were found stuffed inside freezers and many expired products were seized in the drive. The outlets lacked health cards and proper licence as well," said an officer adding that closure notices were issued after finding the violations.
Meanwhile, David Peter, registrar of Cusat said that he was yet to get any official complaints. "No complaints relating to such diseases has been received as of now," said Peter.
Health officials said that the shops which were closed on Saturday would only be allowed to open again after adhering to all the safety standards as per norms.
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