Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Kolkata Civic Team Seizes 500 Kg Fish, Meat Stock
A city team in Kolkata checked a Chinese restaurant for food-safety problems.
Officials said they found about 500 kilograms of fish and meat stored badly.
The food was in open, dirty refrigerators and had no labels or dates.
The team took the food away and sent it for disposal.
The checks were increased before the festive season, when more people visit restaurants.
Officials also inspected restaurants and resorts in other parts of West Bengal.
Some places reportedly had stale or expired food.
A bakery in Bhadreswar was closed until it is cleaned properly.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation seized around 500 kg of fish and meat from a popular Chinese restaurant in Tangra.
Officials said the food was stored in unhygienic, open refrigerators without labels or storage dates.
The seized stock was sent for disposal because of potential health risks ahead of the festive season.
The action was part of a wider West Bengal campaign inspecting restaurants, hotels, resorts and eateries.
Officials also reported violations at resorts in Lataguri and shut a bakery in Bhadreswar pending thorough cleaning.
- Who
- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation, state Food and Supplies officials and local civic authorities conducted the inspections.
- What
- Officials seized around 500 kg of fish and meat allegedly stored in unhygienic conditions at a Chinese restaurant and reported other food-safety violations across the state.
- When
- The Tangra seizure was reported on Wednesday, September 2; related inspections took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Where
- The seizure occurred in Tangra, Kolkata, while other inspections were reported in North 24 Parganas, Salt Lake, Shaktigarh, Digha, Lataguri and Bhadreswar.
- Why
- The inspections aimed to enforce food-safety and hygiene rules and reduce potential health risks, particularly ahead of the festive season.
- Seized food
- Around 500 kg of fish and meat
- Location
- A popular Chinese restaurant in Tangra, Kolkata
- Storage concerns
- Food was allegedly kept in open, unhygienic refrigerators without labels or storage dates
- Disposition
- The seized stock was sent for disposal
- Wider inspections
- Authorities inspected eateries, hotels, resorts and food establishments across West Bengal
- Lataguri action
- Three resorts were warned after expired and allegedly spoiled food was found at some establishments
- Bhadreswar action
- A bakery was shut after officials reported serious hygiene violations
