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Telangana’s Food Safety Taskforce has launched a serious statewide enforcement drive on Saturday, November 1, inspecting 12 freeway meals shops alongside three key nationwide highways. Photo credit score: X/@cfs_telangana on
During the inspections, officers discovered critical violations at The Hotel NH-9 (The Palace Hotel) in Rudraram, Sangareddy. The institution was flagged for extremely unhygienic kitchen situations, pest and rodent infestation, uncovered and unlabelled meals objects, clogged drainage, improper segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian sections, and suspected use of artificial meals colors.
Following the inspection, the lodge’s licence was suspended underneath the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. A complete of 107.5 kilograms of unsafe meals, together with prawns, fish, hen, paneer, and gobi fry, was discarded on the spot. Authorities have ordered that the meals enterprise operator stay closed till last orders are issued by the competent authority, stated the Commissioner of Food Safety deal with on X.
Other shops, together with Taj Palace Hotel, Athidhi 44 Drive-In, Lepakshi Restaurants on NH-44, and Minerva, Vivera, Utsav, and Orissa Dhaba on NH-65, have been additionally discovered violating hygiene and meals security requirements. Common lapses included poor kitchen hygiene, unlabelled meals containers, expired elements, and reuse of cooking oil. In whole, seven meals samples have been lifted, and eight enchancment notices have been issued.
Specific enforcement actions included:
- Utsav Restaurant, Pedda Kaparathi (NH-65, Chityala Mandal): 16 kg of saved meat and seafood, 3 kg butter, 20 kg purple gravy, 10 kg Manchurian, 3 kg hen lollipops, and 15 kg of artificially colored meals have been discarded on the spot.
- Athidhi Restaurant, Koyalagudem (NH-65, Choutuppal): Officials discarded 8 kg of spoiled hen and meat, 5 kg of expired dry fruits, 10 litres of spoiled sauces, 12 kg of different spoiled meals, and 1.5 kg of artificial colors.
- Sangam Hotel, Koyalagudem (NH-65, Choutuppal): Found with 2 kg of artificial meals colors; 8 kg of long-stored cooked meals with out use-by labels was discarded.
- The Fort Food Court (NH-163): 6 kg of colored prawns, corn, and hen have been discarded. Authorities seized 15 kg of purple gram dal, 9 kg of turmeric, 18 packets of noodles, and 12 kg of tamarind for faulty labelling.
- Minerva Coffee Shop & Blue Fox Restaurant (NH-163): Discarded 1 kg of artificial meals colors and 5 kg of label-defective merchandise.
- Hotel Vivera (NH-163): Discarded 12 litres of expired cool drinks and a couple of kg of long-stored gravy.
- Taj Palace Restaurant (NH-44, Gadwal): 8 kg of stale uncooked hen and three kg of boiled greens have been destroyed. The institution failed to provide payments and was discovered working and not using a legitimate licence.
- Athidhi Restaurant (NH-44, Gadwal): Stale biryani items and cooked hen saved within the fridge have been discarded on the spot.
Published – November 02, 2025 01:31 pm IST
