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Restaurants across India close for deep cleaning after FSSAI crackdown
Hundreds of restaurants and cafés across India are voluntarily shutting outlets and deep-cleaning kitchens after a wave of food safety inspections by state regulators. In Maharashtra, the FDA suspended licences at multiple…
The Story in Brief
Hundreds of restaurants and cafés across India are voluntarily shutting outlets and deep-cleaning kitchens after a wave of food safety inspections by state regulators. In Maharashtra, the FDA suspended licences at multiple top clubs including the Cricket Club of India and Willingdon Sports Club, finding pests and expired food. In Bengaluru, five-star hotels such as Four Seasons and The Lalit Ashok were cited for labelling violations and expired meat.
The National Restaurant Association of India is urging its 500,000-plus members to double hygiene training. Many chains in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai have stopped using even permitted synthetic food colours in dishes like Chinese bhel. Several establishments are fighting back in court: Poornima Restaurant in Mumbai got its licence suspension revoked by the Bombay High Court pending a fresh inspection on August 12.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that all eateries are pest-ridden is as lazy as the rosy claim that every inspection is harassment. Yes, some elite clubs in Mumbai had expired stock, but in Bengaluru the top hotels scored 96 per cent compliance. The real test is not the shutdown drama but the August 12 hearing of Poornima Restaurant's licence challenge, will the court uphold a same-day suspension as fair procedure?
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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