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Expired ingredients, stale bread found at Bengaluru Apollo Hospital canteen raid
Expired ingredients, stale bread found at Bengaluru Apollo Hospital canteen raid
Karnataka's Food Safety Division has seized expired ingredients, stale bread and misbranded products from the canteen of Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru. The three-day enforcement drive, conducted from August 7…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka's Food Safety Division has seized expired ingredients, stale bread and misbranded products from the canteen of Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru. The three-day enforcement drive, conducted from August 7 to August 9 under Health Minister UT Khader, covered 60 three-star and five-star hotels as well as the hospital canteen. Inspectors found expired rava, icing sugar, maida, and bakery items, along with stale bread and plastic chopping boards flagged for bacterial risk.
The drive collected 77 food samples for lab analysis. Across Karnataka, authorities seized 640 kg of mislabelled cereals, 276 kg of rotten vegetables, 45 litres of expired milk and curd, and 49 litres of used cooking oil. Notices have been issued to offending establishments, and legal action has been recommended.
The Indian Opinion
It is good that Karnataka's food safety inspectors are finally checking big hospitals, not just five-star hotels. But one high-profile raid does not prove the system is broken. The narrative that private healthcare everywhere is cutting corners on food needs more than 77 samples and a few seized packets of stale pani puri. The real test will be whether the department follows this up with surprise checks at smaller clinics and canteens across the state.
Sources (2): ndtv.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
