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Bengaluru Food Safety Crackdown: Expired Meat, Fungal Vegetables Seized at Luxury Hotels Bengaluru In a sweeping crackdown on food safety violations, the #FoodSafety Wing of the Health and Family Welfare Department on Friday raided 26 three‑star and five‑star #hotels across #Bengaluru, exposing severe lapses in hygiene and regulatory compliance. Operating under the guidance of Health Minister U.T. Khader, thirty teams of Food Safety Officers carried out surprise inspections across all #GBA zones in Bengaluru Urban District. The drive was aimed at enforcing the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and related licensing rules. Officials reported widespread contamination and unsafe storage practices. Fungal vegetables and expired dairy, bakery items, chicken, fish and meat were found in several kitchens. Inspections also revealed improper segregation of vegetarian and non‑vegetarian food, misbranding of products, and non‑compliance with #FSSAI labeling norms. Many kitchens were unhygienic, with poorly maintained storage areas that posed serious risks to public health. The raids led to the destruction of hundreds of kilograms of unsafe food: 1. #RadissonBlu (The Atria): 105 kg of expired food, including 50 kg chicken, 25 kg meat, 23 kg fish, and 7 kg vegetables were seized. 2. #TheLalitAshok (Annex South): 76 kg meat, 200 kg vegetables and 32 liters of expired were seized and destroyed. 3. #Taj Yeshwantpur: 72 kg of meat and fish. 4. #FourSeasons Bengaluru: 19 kg of meat was seized. 5. #ShangriLa Bengaluru: 15 kg of meat was seized. 6. #Vivanta Whitefield: 3 kg of expired bakery products. The Commissioner of Food Safety confirmed that notices have been issued to the concerned Food Business Operators. Adjudication proceedings will follow under the provisions of the Act. Officials have warned all hotels and food businesses to ensure strict compliance, cautioning that further action will be taken once laboratory analysis of collected samples is complete. Karnataka Health Department Commissioner, Health, GoK UT Khader FSSAI

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