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The Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) on Thursday imposed a total fine of Rs 1.6 lakh on six hotels and food establishments for violating food safety, hygiene and solid waste management norms.

Following Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar’s directions, health officials inspected eateries and hotels in the Byatarayanapura and Yelahanka divisions. They found several violations, including improper waste segregation, unhygienic conditions, flies and the use of single-use plastic.

Officials fined Peepai Brewery & Kitchen Rs 80,000, the highest penalty, after they found expired cooking oil, improperly covered and unlabelled meat in cold storage, and no invoice showing the meat’s date of purchase. Officials fined Hyatt Centric Rs 40,000 after finding improper waste segregation and flies. The inspection identified violations of FSSAI and solid waste management norms.

Officials fined Thalassery Restaurant Rs 20,000 for poor waste segregation, flies, unhygienic premises and the use of single-use plastic. They fined Nandhana Palace Rs 15,000 for improper waste segregation, single-use plastic use and unhygienic conditions, while Chickpet Donne Biriyani received a Rs 5,000 fine for similar violations. Officials issued Swathi Hotel a notice over unhygienic conditions.

FDA Finds Expired, Misbranded Food at Apollo Hospital Kitchen

In a separate inspection at Apollo Hospital on BG Road, Karnataka FDA officials found expired and misbranded food products in the kitchen. Officials found expired raw materials, including rava, icing sugar, maida and bakery products, stored in containers. They also found four packets of mixture, nine packets of pani poori, stale bread and two plastic chopping boards.

The inspection also uncovered several misbranded food products, including five packets of fenugreek (methi) leaves, six 30-kg packets of fried gram, one 30-kg packet of green peas and five 30-kg packets of moong dal.

Source: Deccan Herald