Key Update The municipal health department in Malappuram conducted a large-scale inspection of catering units and food outlets across Kottakunnu, Kizhakethala, and Munduparamba. During the operation, officials seized and destroyed numerous unhygienic and unsafe food items, including spoiled pickles, contaminated curry mixes, and unsafe meat products. Inspectors found that workers left food uncovered on dirty
READ MOREReport Health authorities recently closed an eatery near a private engineering institute in South Kalamassery, Kochi after Hepatitis A cases increased over the past two weeks. The closure followed the discovery that the tea shop violated hygiene and food safety regulations. Consequently, authorities suspect that students may have consumed contaminated food or water from nearby
READ MOREReport Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced in the Assembly on Tuesday that the Food Safety Wing has set up night patrols to inspect food safety and hygiene in all eateries, including ‘thattukadas’ (roadside stalls). In response to Ahmed Devarkovil’s concerns about hygiene and safety standards in roadside eateries, Ms George highlighted the rising cases
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