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Bengal FDA cracks down on rotten meat before Durga Puja

Food inspectors in Bengal are checking restaurants and food shops before Durga Puja.

They found rotten meat at a restaurant in Baduria.

They also found a large amount of stale chicken and prawns in a Tangra restaurant.

That restaurant was temporarily closed.

Other inspections found expired food, fungus-covered chicken and shops without proper licences.

Officials also found some businesses using questionable colours in food.

One restaurant said the rotten meat was being kept for disposal, but officials still issued a notice.

The government says it will take a strict approach to unsafe or adulterated food.

Key facts

Rotten meat seized: About 40 kg of rotten chicken and mutton was recovered from a Baduria restaurant.
Stale food seized: Approximately 500 kg of stale raw chicken and prawns was seized at a Tangra restaurant.
Restaurant action: The Tangra restaurant was ordered by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to temporarily shut.
Digha inspections: Inspections of 20 hotels reportedly found chemical-based colours in biryani; notices were issued to 12 restaurants.
Statewide campaign: Food safety week was observed from September 1 to 8.
Other violations: Inspectors reported expired products, fungus-covered chicken, unsafe ingredients, hygiene problems and missing licences.

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