KOZHIKODE: After the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India officials here sealed the hostel mess of Guruvayurappan Arts and Science College, the department started getting more complaints from the inmates of various other colleges and private hostels here. According to the officials, more than 10 complaints have been received in the office about the poor quality of food supplied in some of the hostels here.
This has led the department to prepare an action plan to conduct stringent inspection of both private and Government owned colleges and other hostels here. “After our inspection at Guruvayurappan college, we were appalled seeing the condition of the college mess, that has stored all its food under unhygienic conditions”, said FSSAI assistant commissioner P.K. Eliyamma.
“The quality of the food being supplied to student hostels is worse than that of the food given to animals. In the college we even found food grains already passed their expiry months ago. Batter and dough for dosa and chapathi respectively are more than three weeks old. Adding to the woes is the terrible condition of the place in which these food materials are stored,” she added. Samples of food items including rice and other pulses and cereals, refined oil has been taken and sent for food safety test. Guruvayurappan college authorities have been directed to clean and rectify all the drawbacks of the hostel mess by Monday. The college authorities have also suspended the hostel warden and mess in- charge for acting irresponsibly.
