Food raid shuts down major eateries in Pune

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE: PUNE:  Previously, Food and drug administration (FDA) department in Pune has issued warning notices to 456 food establishments in the city that are attached to online food apps. The kitchens of these restaurants were found unclean and violating the norms stated by the Food safety and standards Act.

On 1^St February, the FDA raided a Yewale tea shop at Budhwar Peth, and Saiba Amruttulya at Narayan Peth and continued its drive and raided Garden Vada Pav, Bagban Restaurant and Akhtar Caterers in Camp for operating without a proper Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license. The FDA officials informed that these eateries have been asked to shut down.

SP Shinde, assistant food commissioner FDA Pune explained that they have conducted surprise raids in these eateries in Camp and found that they were operating without the FSSAI license. All of them failed to maintain proper hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen. Our officers found cockroaches at Akhtar Caterers. Hence, we have served an immediate closure notice to all the three eateries. We will issue a proper license after compiling proper norms.

According to the report, Garden Vada Pav in camp and Nana Peth were operating without FSSAI license. During the raid the officials found out that the potatoes being used for the preparation of Vada Pav were of poor quality and were visibly infected with worms as well as the drinking water at the shop was kept in unhygienic condition.

Another side, Bag Ban Restaurant and Akhtar Caters were also operating without the FSSAI license. According to the report, the kitchen of Bagban Restaurant was unhygienic and there were no proper health records of its employees. While at Akhtar Caterers who are known for their samosas, the FDA officials found cockroaches in their kitchen.

The FDA officials quoted, that all these things were violating the norms prescribed by the FSSAI and is a serious threat to the public.