THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The special squads under the commissionerate of food safety on Thursday carried out extensive inspections at the temporary food courts opened at Kanakakunnu Palace premises, as part of the week-long Onam celebrations.
Street hawkers from Tamil Nadu and other states are the primary concern of the food safety authorities as none of them has a licence, identity or registration.
Scores of visitors who arrive at Kanakakunnu to enjoy the illuminated palace and festival areas are depending on the temporary food courts at the Palace premises.
A food safety official, who took part in the raid, said that a couple of notices were issued to the vendors running food stalls to get the licence and registration from the food safety department.
“We inspected around 15 shops and the conditions are satisfactory. But the street hawkers are an issue. They sell food items in mobile carts and do not have any licence or registration,” said the official. He said that inspections would be held every day.
