At present, food safety checks are being carried out at many restaurants across India. Expired products are being destroyed, and some restaurants are facing action over safety violations. Now, Karnataka’s food safety drive is reaching trains like Vande Bharat to check the food served to passengers. Read on to know more!
Karnataka To Check Food Served In Vande Bharat
In a recent update, Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader revealed that the Food Safety Department has started checking railway establishments and pantry services. As per News18, during these inspections, officials will check the cleanliness, quality and safety of food served to passengers.
The move aims to ensure that passengers get quality food and that food safety rules are followed. Several trains, including Vande Bharat, will also be checked. Since not every train has a regular kitchen, passengers may be served items like cakes and food packed in heat boxes. Officials will collect samples of these items and test them to make sure they meet safety standards.
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Food Safety Inspection In Bengaluru
The railway inspection has been decided after a food safety drive took place across Bengaluru. This month, 30 teams inspected 26 three-star and five-star hotels. The teams collected 35 food samples for laboratory testing. During the inspections, teams found expired food, fungal growth on vegetables, poor labelling, misbranding, and unhygienic storage and handling.
Not only this, but some places were also not keeping vegetarian and non-vegetarian food separately. According to News18, also, at six five-star hotels, officials destroyed more than 250 kg of meat, 207 kg of vegetables, 32 litres of milk and 3 kg of bakery products after finding expired food and other safety violations.
We’re glad that food safety is taken seriously!
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FAQs
Why Karnataka is moving to check food served in trains?
Karnataka is checking train food to ensure passengers get safe, hygienic and quality food and that food safety rules are followed.