TG Safe Suspends Licences of Nine Food Units
Officials warned that strict action would be taken against food establishments found violating safety regulations.
Warangal: TG Safe officials suspended the licences of nine food manufacturing units in Warangal and Hanamkonda districts for violating food safety regulations during surprise inspections. Show-cause notices were issued to four other units, while another was served an improvement notice. Officials also recommended the suspension of a unit operating under a central licence.
Acting on the directions of TG Safe Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, 10 special teams comprising 50 personnel conducted the inspections under the supervision of Assistant Food Controller Jyotirmayi.
The teams inspected units manufacturing sweets, spices, edible oils, ginger-garlic paste, fennel seeds and ice cream.
The inspections revealed several serious violations, including the use of facial rose water in sweet preparation, rotten potatoes for making chips, mouldy ginger and the storage of expired food products.
Officials also found dead mosquitoes in sugar syrup used for preparing sweets, dogs roaming inside manufacturing units, rusted machinery, unhygienic water tanks and poorly maintained drainage systems.
During an inspection at a fennel-seed manufacturing unit, officials seized 5,045 kg of suspected raw material worth ₹5.41 lakh. Samples were collected and sent to a laboratory for testing.
Officials warned that strict action would be taken against food establishments found violating safety regulations.
