Food Safety Officials Inspect Mandi, Shawarma Restaurants In Karimnagar
Officials focused on the manufacture and sale of raw egg mayonnaise, which is prohibited in Telangana: Reports
KARIMNAGAR: Food safety officials inspected Mandi and shawarma restaurants in Karimnagar on Thursday following reports of food poisoning incidents.
The inspections covered Shawarma Corner at IB Chowk, Quality Mandi at Geeta Bhavan, Arabian Kitchen at Mukarampura and Koi Mandi at Bank Colony.
Officials focused on the manufacture and sale of raw egg mayonnaise, which is prohibited in Telangana.
Irregularities were found at Arabian Kitchen and Quality Mandi. These included unhygienic kitchen conditions, storage of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items in the same refrigerator, use of a fat spread instead of butter and use of synthetic food colours.
Officials discarded 10 kg of chicken prepared using synthetic food colours. They also issued show-cause notices and registered cases against Arabian Kitchen and Quality Mandi.
Food inspector P. Rahith Reddy and food safety officer V. Ankith Reddy took part in the inspections.
