From The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau · · 1m 10s
Karnataka sweet units fail food safety checks
Inspectors find hygiene violations and issue notices to 25 sweet manufacturers and retailers across the state.
In brief
Inspectors find hygiene violations and issue notices to 25 sweet manufacturers and retailers across the state. Food safety inspectors in Karnataka found hygiene violations at sweet units and issued notices to 25 establishments, fining two operators in Kolar district. Originally reported by The Hindu.
Inspection drive finds violations
The Food Safety Wing of the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration inspected sweet manufacturing units across Karnataka on October 15 and 16.
Three main violations cited
Inspectors found unhygienic food preparation and storage, lack of medical fitness certificates for food handlers, and deficiencies in registration and labelling.
Notices issued to 25 units
The Food Safety Wing issued notices to 25 sweet units and sales outlets. Establishments included Agarwal Sweets in Kalaburagi, Kanti Sweets in Madikeri, and Asha Sweets in J.P. Nagar, Bengaluru.
Fines imposed in Kolar
Two operators in Kolar district were fined two thousand rupees and five thousand rupees respectively, totalling seven thousand rupees in penalties.
Samples collected for testing
On the second day of inspections, officials inspected 90 sweet manufacturing units and sales outlets and collected 145 food samples for analysis.
The one thing
Food safety inspectors in Karnataka found hygiene violations at sweet units and issued notices to 25 establishments, fining two operators in Kolar district.
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