Expired food found in Bengaluru hospital canteen

A food safety team found expired raw materials, including rava, icing sugar, maida, and bakery products, in the kitchen of a canteen at a reputed hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday. Stale bread, plastic chopping boards, and misbranded items were also seized. The inspection was part of a drive ordered by Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader, who said public health outweighs the stature of any establishment.

Separately, the Hyderabad Food and Administrative Safety Task Force and GHMC officials busted unhygienic street food units in Attapur and Jalpally, destroying 25 kg of ready-to-eat food including samosas and golgappe. A soya chunks unit was also found with workers handling food with bare hands and feet, fly infestations, and no food safety records. Legal action has been initiated under the Food Safety and Standards Act.

In Maharashtra, the FDA has suspended licences of four Domino's outlets and 12 warehouses linked to Eternal, Swiggy, and Zepto over hygiene violations. Schools in Mumbai have changed canteen menus, banning deep-fried items, and advised parents on healthier tiffin choices. The state's food safety campaign extends to banning HFSS foods within 50 metres of school premises.