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Bengaluru star hotels found with expired milk, rotten vegetables: FDA raids
Bengaluru star hotels found with expired milk, rotten vegetables: FDA raids
Karnataka's Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected 26 star hotels in and around Bengaluru on Friday, seizing 105 kg of expired food at one hotel alone. The haul included 50 kg…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka's Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected 26 star hotels in and around Bengaluru on Friday, seizing 105 kg of expired food at one hotel alone. The haul included 50 kg of chicken, 25 kg of meat, 23 kg of fish, and 7 kg of vegetables. At another hotel, officials found 76 kg of meat, 200 kg of vegetables, and 32 litres of expired milk. Rotten potatoes and tomatoes were also discovered.
Health minister UT Khader said the government deliberately began with luxury hotels to send a message to the entire industry. He also raised concerns about imported meat from Denmark found in one hotel kitchen, questioning its freshness after a month-long sea journey. The FDA has collected 35 samples for lab analysis and will continue the inspections on Saturday.
The Indian Opinion
The crackdown on star hotels is welcome, but it also reveals a troubling double standard: luxury hotels are supposed to be held to a higher standard, yet they were found with rotten vegetables and imported meat of questionable freshness. Some will argue the minister's remarks on imported meat risk sounding protectionist, but the real concern is the lack of transparency in sourcing. The question is not whether to import, but whether the cold chain was maintained. Will the FDA now publish the lab results of the 35 samples it collected, so consumers can make informed choices?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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