Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Elite Clubs Face Food Safety Inspections Over Hygiene Lapses
Food safety officers are checking kitchens at 10 well-known clubs in Bengaluru.
They want to make sure food is handled, stored and labelled safely.
Inspectors reportedly found cockroaches at Bowring Club.
At KSCA Club, workers’ hygiene, drainage and food storage were found to have problems.
Vegetarian and non-vegetarian food was reportedly not stored separately.
Some food packages were missing details such as dates, batch numbers and prices.
The area for washing utensils at KSCA Club was also unhygienic, and hot water was unavailable.
Mahalakshmi Layout Club received an official notice about hygiene concerns.
The inspections are continuing, and Minister UT Khader is expected to discuss them on Wednesday.
Food safety officials are inspecting 10 prominent Bengaluru clubs for hygiene, storage, handling and labelling compliance.
Inspectors reportedly found cockroaches on floors, inside containers and in cartons at Bowring Club.
At KSCA Club, officials cited poor personal hygiene, plastic cutting boards, blocked drainage and unhygienic frozen storage.
KSCA Club also faced alleged labelling violations and inadequate separation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods.
Mahalakshmi Layout Club received a notice, while inspections followed separate findings at a private hospital and luxury hotels.
- Who
- Food Safety and Drug Administration officials inspected Bengaluru clubs; Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader is scheduled to brief the media.
- What
- Officials are investigating alleged hygiene, food-handling, storage and labelling violations at 10 clubs.
- When
- The inspections are ongoing, with a media briefing scheduled for Wednesday; they follow inspections conducted days earlier and the previous week.
- Where
- Private clubs in Bengaluru, including Bowring Club, KSCA Club and Mahalakshmi Layout Club.
- Why
- To assess whether food establishments comply with prescribed food safety and hygiene standards.
- Inspecting agency
- Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Number of clubs
- 10 prominent private clubs
- Clubs named
- Century Club, Karnataka State Cricket Association Club, Race Course Club, Bowring Club, Catholic Club, Badminton Club, Tennis Club, Vijayanagara Club, Mahalakshmi Layout Club and Malleshwaram Club
- Bowring Club finding
- Cockroaches were reportedly found on floors, inside containers and in cartons.
- KSCA Club findings
- Officials reported inadequate personal hygiene, plastic cutting boards, blocked drainage, an unhygienic frozen-storage room and unavailable hot water.
- Labelling concerns
- K Shakti Toor Dal reportedly lacked packing date, batch number and maximum retail price; tilapia also lacked required label details.
- Mahalakshmi Layout Club
- Food Safety Officers issued the club a notice over hygiene deficiencies.
- Related inspections
- Officials reportedly found expired raw materials at a private hospital and expired milk and rotten meat at luxury hotels in Bengaluru.
