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Cockroaches found in Karnataka Assembly canteens, expired food seized
Karnataka Health Department food safety teams inspected canteens inside Vidhana Soudha, Vikas Soudha, Legislators’ Home, Arogya Soudha, and MS Building in Bengaluru on August 12. They found cockroaches on food plates at…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Health Department food safety teams inspected canteens inside Vidhana Soudha, Vikas Soudha, Legislators’ Home, Arogya Soudha, and MS Building in Bengaluru on August 12. They found cockroaches on food plates at a canteen in Vikas Soudha, which houses ministers’ and IAS officers’ chambers. Expired idli rava and coconut powder were seized from Arogya Soudha’s kitchen. The department reported that pest control had not been carried out and that food products were not stored per FSSAI guidelines.
Advisory notices were issued to several eateries, and one hotel in MS Building was closed. The department said legal proceedings will be initiated before an adjudicating officer. These inspections are part of a broader drive covering three-star and five-star hotels across Bengaluru Urban District.
The Indian Opinion
The Karnataka Health Department’s raids at government canteens, where MLAs and IAS officers eat, expose a double standard. The same officials who enforce rules on street vendors and star hotels could not keep their own kitchens clean. Expired idli rava and cockroaches on plates are not the mark of a government serious about public health. Yet the department has only issued advisory notices. The real test will be whether it files cases and closes these eateries, as it does with ordinary restaurants.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
