Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Kolkata: 32 Street Food Vendors Licensed, Subject to Safety Checks
The government in Kolkata is making sure street food is safe.
They gave licenses to 32 food sellers on Russell Street.
Inspectors will check the food regularly.
If food isn't safe, vendors could get in trouble.
The vendors got new stalls with better kitchens, funded by the government.
They can't use plastic, and they have to switch to electric cooking, not gas.
This is to make sure the food is healthy and follows the rules.
KMC issued food licenses to 32 Russell Street hawkers, bringing them under food safety law.
Regular food sample tests will be conducted by KMC to ensure food safety.
Stalls will be rated as compliant, sub-standard, or unsafe, with potential penalties.
Vendors received new stalls and upgraded infrastructure under a ₹1 crore project.
Use of plastic and toxic additives are banned, with a transition to electric cooking.
- Who
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and 32 hawkers
- What
- KMC issued food licenses and is implementing food safety regulations for street vendors.
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Russell Street, Kolkata
- Why
- To regulate street food and ensure food safety for consumers.
- Number of Licenses Issued
- 32
- Location
- Russell Street, Kolkata
- Regulation Aim
- Street Food Safety
- Project Funding
- ₹1 crore
- Banned Additives
- Toxic additives (e.g., metanil dye), plastic
- Cooking Transition
- Electric cooking