Hyderabad, July 18 (RAHNUMA): Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) conducted a special enforcement drive against food safety violations at two fast food centres in Chandrayangutta, registering two cases and apprehending three persons.
The inspections, carried out jointly by the Commissioner’s Task Force and GHMC Food Safety officials on July 17, uncovered serious violations, including unhygienic food preparation, use of reused cooking oil and artificial food colours, lack of pest control records, absence of water quality certificates, and unsafe food handling practices.
Officials seized around 20 litres of reused cooking oil, 10 litres of fresh cooking oil, nearly 40 kg each of fried chicken and raw coloured chicken, besides synthetic food colours. The seized material and the accused were handed over to Chandrayangutta Police Station for further legal action.
The drive covered Al-Madina Chinese Fast Food Center and Omer Chinese Fast Food Center. Police urged the citizens to avoid unhygienic food outlets and report food adulteration or unsafe food practices to H-FAST’s toll-free helpline 8712661212.
