Sweet Shops In Hyderabad's Ameerpet Area Found Violating Food Safety Regulations

Several sweet shops in Ameerpet in Hyderabad were recently found to be flouting food safety and hygiene standards. Officials representing Telangana's Food Safety Department conducted inspections in this area on October 23, 2024. On the premises of Delhi Mithaiwala, they found rat faeces in the store room (suggesting possible rodent infestation), open dustbins in the kitchen, unlabelled food items like milk and curd, etc. They stated that the doors and windows were not close fitted with insect-proof screens. Additionally, sugar bags were stored directly on the floor and there was no gap maintained between the walls and the bags. That's not all. The task force also noted the lack of a FoSTaC-trained supervisor, Medical fitness certificates and water analysis reports at this establishment.

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At Agra Sweets in Ameerpet, the team discovered that the establishment was operating its business with registration instead of a state license. It had also not displayed a copy of its FSSAI registration copy on the premises. The officials listed several other problems including open dustbins, food handlers found without headcaps, gloves and aprons, uncovered and unlabelled food items in the refrigerator and unlabelled ready-to-eat savoury snacks (which were later discarded). They also got rid of expired items including six packets of chivda and seven packets of bhel.

On the same day, the task force inspected Vinuthna Foods in the neighbourhood. They found out that it was operating its business with an expired registration certificate instead of a state license. It also did not have pest control records and proper records regarding the procurement of food articles. The officials stated that there was "no proper storage available at the store." The food handlers were not wearing caps and aprons. Some of the food items had not been labelled.

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Similar violations were uncovered by the task force at Vasi Reddy Home Foods in Ameerpet. The establishment was operating its business with registration instead of a state license. The FSSAI registration copy was not displayed on the premises. Food handlers in the store room were not wearing head caps, gloves and aprons. Pest control records and Medical fitness certificates were unavailable. Ready-to-eat savoury food items and pickles kept in storage (for sale later) were not labelled.

In July this year, the task force inspected cloud kitchens in Ameerpet too. Click here to read the full article and discover which violations were found.

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