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Malayali nursing students in Mysuru have raised serious concerns about the hygiene and quality of food served in their hostels. Global Education Service, a private agency operating in Alanahalli Vasanthanagar near Mysuru, supplies food to over a thousand students across five nursing colleges. The agency reportedly operates under the leadership of a Wayanad native.

Students allege that the agency prepared meals in highly unhygienic conditions and served food contaminated with feathers, traces of blood, plastic fragments, and even cockroaches. Visuals from the facility show food being cooked in unsanitary surroundings, raising serious food safety concerns. Students cited multiple incidents to support their claims. They found feathers and blood in chicken curry, plastic pieces in chapatis, and a cockroach in rice. These repeated lapses have intensified concerns over food safety and oversight.

Food Safety Concerns Extend Beyond Contamination

Students also flagged unsafe storage practices, alleging that staff stored food items in unhygienic spaces, including restrooms, raising serious risks of contamination. Despite repeated complaints and visual evidence, authorities failed to take timely action, allowing unsafe practices to continue. Following the intervention, the Karnataka government stepped in, shut down the mess, and cancelled the agency’s licence.

Source: Manoramaonline