Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Officials Seize Three Kitchens Over Unsafe Food Items
Food safety officers in Bengaluru check that restaurants serve safe food to people.
They found some food items that were old and not safe to eat.
Because of this, they closed three kitchens at Hotel Sky, UB City, and Pegs and Bottles.
They also visited a McDonald's and noticed a chemical being used to clean used frying oil.
Officers checked KFC and Subway too and took samples of chicken, bread, and mayonnaise.
These samples were sent to a lab for testing.
The officers also looked at warehouses that supply food to these restaurants.
They checked 60 big hotels and collected 77 food samples.
They took away large amounts of unsafe food, including 640 kilograms of meat and fish.
The restaurants may face action once the lab test reports come back.
Food Safety officials seized and closed kitchens at Hotel Sky, UB City and Pegs and Bottles after finding expired and food safety-wise unsafe food articles.
At the McDonald's outlet on Brigade Road, officials found magnesium sulfite being used in the treatment or purification of used frying oil.
Officials inspected KFC and Subway, collecting samples of mayonnaise, chicken and bread for lab tests on quality and food safety compliance.
Inspectors also examined godowns and warehouses supplying these food businesses and collected 77 food samples from 60 3-star and 5-star hotels.
Seized items included 640 kg of mutton/chicken/fish, 276 kg of vegetables, 45 litres of milk/curd, 12 kg of expired cake items, 67 kg of cereals and other products, and 49 litres of non-compliant used cooking oil.
- Who
- Food Safety officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority and food business operators including McDonald's, KFC, Subway, Hotel Sky, and Pegs and Bottles.
- What
- Inspection, seizure and closure of kitchens and food businesses over expired, mislabelled and food safety-wise unsafe food items.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Bengaluru, including the McDonald's outlet on Brigade Road, UB City, and godowns and warehouses supplying food businesses.
- Why
- To enforce food safety regulations after inspections found expired, mislabelled and non-compliant food items.
- Kitchens closed
- Hotel Sky, UB City, Pegs and Bottles
- Outlets inspected
- McDonald's (Brigade Road), KFC, Subway
- McDonald's violation
- Magnesium sulfite used to treat/purify used frying oil
- Hotels checked
- 60 three-star and five-star hotels
- Hotel food samples collected
- 77 samples
- Seized meat and fish
- 640 kg
- Seized vegetables
- 276 kg
- Seized milk/curd and cooking oil
- 45 litres milk/curd; 49 litres non-compliant used cooking oil