3 Kitchens Seized Over Unsafe Food Items In Bengaluru McDonald's Outlet
As far as McDonald’s outlet in Brigade Road case is concerned, the Food Safety officials “a notice has been served to the concerned food business operator in accordance with the applicable provisions. The matter will be examined under the prevailing food safety regulations and other applicable legal provisions to initiate necessary action based on the lab tests report”
BENGALURU: The kitchens at Hotel Sky, UB City and Pegs and Bottles were seized and closed for enforcement action by Food Safety officials after an inspection by a team of officials came across expired and food safety-wise unsafe food articles. The unsafe food articles were destroyed in accordance with the applicable procedures.
The inspection by Food Safety officials on international food business operating within the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) including McDonald’s outlet on Brigade Road, it was observed that Magnesium Sulfite (MgSOs) was being used in connection with the treatment/purification of used frying oil.
Continuing their inspections on food businesses, Food safety officials checked at KFC and Subway and during inspections at these food businesses, officials collected samples of various food products including mayonnaise, chicken and bread and subjected them to lab tests to assess their quality and compliance with the prescribed food safety standards. Not only were these food businesses inspected, the Food Safety officials examined godowns/warehouses supplying food products to these establishments and collected samples for food analysis.
As far as McDonald’s outlet in Brigade Road case is concerned, the Food Safety officials “a notice has been served to the concerned food business operator in accordance with the applicable provisions. The matter will be examined under the prevailing food safety regulations and other applicable legal provisions to initiate necessary action based on the lab tests report.”
Apart from these food businesses inspected, officials concerned checked food items at 60 3-star and 5-star hotels and collected 77 food samples to subject them for lab analysis since collected food samples were found to be expired and non-compliant food articles were seized.
As many as 640 kgs of mutton/chicken/ fish, 276 kg of vegetables, milk/curd of 45 litres, 12 kg of expired cake items among bakery products, cereals and other food products of 67 kg were found mislabelled and used cooking oil of 49 litres were found to be non-cooking complaint oil.
