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Surprise inspection at fast food outlets brings to fore poor quality food, banned artificial colours
Pic: Officials of the food safety department check the food at a fast food stall in Dharwad
Dharwad: After the general public expressed concern over the fast food stalls operating in areas in Dharwad where there is dense population of students, the HDMC and food safety officials paid a surprise visit to several fast food stalls and also paying guest (PGs) facilities in Dharwad.
The officials were stunned to see unabated use of artificial colours, banned substances while preparing food, particularly egg rice, noodles, kebabs and gobi manchurian at various stalls.
The raid, which was led by food safety officials Altaf Ahmed, Prakash Mallapur, Javed Raibag, Heena Kurhahatti among others. The officials stated that the state govt has banned the use of artificial food colours in kebabs and other dishes like gobi manchurian and cotton candy, citing potential health hazards.
They stated that as per the govt orders, food safety and quality department has been checking the quality of kebabs being sold across Dharwad and Hubballi city and around 30 fast food stalls were inspected.
In some of the stalls, the fast food items including egg rice and kebabs were found to be 'poor' in quality due to addition of artificial colours, which can have serious impact on the health of the public. The food items have been collected and will be sent to laboratories.
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"Stringent action will be taken against restaurants that are found using such chemicals for food preparation," the officials stated.
The drive was held at Saptapur, Durga Colony and Jayanagar Cross, where hundreds of food stalls have mushroomed. This drive will continue in other parts of the city and a hefty penalty will be imposed on food vendors using banned substances, they added.
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