Bengaluru shawarma, kebab, milk samples fail safety test

Karnataka's food safety drive has found nine shawarma samples and one kebab sample unsafe, along with substandard milk entering the state from Tamil Nadu. The Hindu reports that the Food Safety and Drug Administration inspected 99 dhabas from Nelamangala to Haveri and levied fines of Rs 3.67 lakh for violations.

Over the past two weeks, authorities checked 629 hostels of the Backward Classes Welfare Department and 331 under the Social Welfare Department, collecting nearly 2,400 food samples. They also inspected 603 anganwadi centres and 236 e-commerce warehouses. Officials said legal action is being initiated against hotels whose samples failed.

The Times Now news report, while confirming the raid, focuses on consumer tips for safe eating, advising that meat be cooked to 75°C and raw meat stored at or below 4°C. The FSDA has filed cases against 44 warehouses and imposed Rs 1.97 lakh in fines for unhygienic conditions. Further laboratory analysis is pending on 12 samples suspected of containing artificial colours.