Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Park Street eateries face notices amid statewide food safety raids
Food safety officials inspected restaurants in Park Street and other parts of Bengal.
They looked at kitchens, refrigerators, food labels, spices, sauces and uncooked ingredients.
Some food was thrown away because it was not labelled properly or appeared unsafe.
Two Park Street eateries received notices and must fix the problems within a week.
Officials said the notices followed rules under India’s food safety law.
Across Bengal, more than 2,300 food businesses were checked in three days.
Thirteen places were temporarily closed or sealed, and five temporarily lost their licences.
The businesses may operate again after making the required corrections.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation teams raided more than a dozen eateries around Park Street and issued notices to at least two.
The restaurants were given one week to correct violations found during kitchen and food-storage inspections.
Officials discarded refrigerated chicken and other food items lacking mandatory packaging or expiry dates.
More than 2,300 food businesses across Bengal were raided over three days, with 13 temporarily closed or sealed.
Five restaurants and eateries had their licences temporarily cancelled, while other units were ordered to make corrections before reopening.
- Who
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation and West Bengal health department officials inspected food businesses.
- What
- Officials raided eateries, discarded unsafe or improperly labelled food, issued notices and temporarily closed or penalised some businesses.
- When
- The Park Street raids took place on Friday; wider raids began on Wednesday and continued for three days.
- Where
- Park Street and other parts of Kolkata, as well as locations across Bengal including North 24-Parganas, Hooghly and East Midnapore.
- Why
- The inspections aimed to identify food adulteration and violations of hygiene, food-storage and labelling requirements.
- Park Street inspections
- More than a dozen eateries were raided, and at least two received notices.
- Correction deadline
- The two notified eateries were given one week to correct the violations.
- Statewide raids
- More than 2,300 restaurants, hotels, eateries, food shops and similar businesses were raided across Bengal over three days.
- Temporary closures
- Thirteen establishments were temporarily closed or sealed.
- Licence action
- The licences of five restaurants and eateries were temporarily cancelled.
- Food discarded
- Officials discarded food including refrigerated chicken, prawns and items without required packaging or expiry dates.
- Legal basis
- The Park Street notices were issued under relevant sections of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.