Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Karnataka food safety drive seizes expired meat at Mysuru hotels
People whose job is to keep our food safe went to many places that serve food in three big cities in India.
The cities are Mysuru, Mangaluru and Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka.
They checked hotels, restaurants and even a fast-food place called KFC.
They found chicken and meat that had gone bad or was too old to eat.
At two hotels, they took away meat and chicken that was not safe.
They also found old vegetables, moldy food and meat stored the wrong way.
They collected food samples to test in a laboratory.
Some places got warnings, and others were told to close until they cleaned up.
The reason for all this checking is to make sure the food people eat is safe and clean.
Food safety officials seized 68 kg of meat at Grand Mercure Hotel and 9 kg of expired chicken at Rio Meridian Hotel in Mysuru.
A KFC outlet in Mangaluru was inspected after a customer complained that an online-ordered Chicken Peri Peri Leg tasted stale.
In Bengaluru Urban district, teams inspected 60 three-star and five-star hotels and collected 77 food samples for testing.
Inspections found expired food products, rotten vegetables, fungal contamination and improper meat storage at various hotels.
The drive, aimed at enforcing the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, also covered government complex eateries, quick-commerce centres and some Indira Canteens, with notices and closure orders issued.
- Who
- Food safety officials and state food safety teams in Karnataka
- What
- Inspections and seizures of expired and unsafe food, including 68 kg of meat at a Mysuru hotel and a surprise check of a KFC outlet in Mangaluru after a consumer complaint
- When
- The latest inspections in Mysuru were carried out on Saturday, as part of a drive across Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mangaluru
- Where
- Mysuru, Mangaluru and Bengaluru in Karnataka, India
- Why
- To enforce the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and related licensing rules
- Meat seized at Grand Mercure Hotel, Mysuru
- 68 kg
- Expired chicken seized at Rio Meridian Hotel, Mysuru
- 9 kg
- Mushrooms confiscated at Q Star Hotel, Mysuru
- 4 kg
- Expired and perishable food discarded
- Around 16 kg
- Food samples collected during Mysuru inspections
- 5 (2 legal, 3 survey)
- Hotels inspected in Bengaluru Urban district
- 60 (77 samples collected)
- Enforced legislation
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- KFC complaint location
- City Centre, K.S. Rao Road, Mangaluru