Hyderabad: Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) on Thursday, June 25, raided “Famous Fish Fry” at Mallepally and found that it had been operating on an expired trade license and was using artificial colours in food preparation.
Samples were collected from the establishment, and action has been initiated by a Food Safety Officer.
A raid was also carried out at Prince Hotel Mandi in Mallepally, where officials found unhygienic conditions and artificial colours. About 10 kg of coloured chicken was discarded, and action was initiated under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS Act), 2006.
Raid at supermarkets
Another team conducted a raid at a supermarket called Omkari Store in Mangalhat on Thursday, which had been illegally repacking food products and did not have trade or labour licenses.
Food products did not have proper labels, and neither did the establishment have any food safety records. Action has been initiated under the FSS Act.
Similarly, officials uncovered unauthorised repacking of food products, absence of trade/labour licenses, improper labelling, and lack of mandatory food safety records at Sri Srinivasa Supermarket in Jiyaguda.
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