Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Cockroaches, Expired Idli Found in Bengaluru Assembly Complex Canteen
Food safety inspectors in Bengaluru checked restaurants and canteens to make sure the food they serve is clean and fresh.
They found cockroaches in the kitchen of a hotel restaurant called Mallige Hotel.
They also found old, expired food, like idli rava and coconut powder, at a government canteen called Arogya Soudha.
The restaurant and the canteen had not done proper pest control to keep bugs away.
Food was not being stored the way safety rules say it should be.
These checks are happening all over Karnataka, not just in Bengaluru.
The inspectors also visited a big warehouse that supplies food to many hotels and restaurants.
That warehouse was clean, but some of its food items had wrong labels.
Some chicken and garlic did not have the correct food safety license details.
The people in charge may face legal action for breaking the rules.
Karnataka health officials raided food establishments around Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Cockroaches were found in the kitchen of the Mallige Hotel restaurant inside the Legislators House, which had not carried out pest control.
The Arogya Soudha Canteen on Magadi Road was found serving expired food including idli rava and coconut powder, with improper storage and no pest control.
A food and grocery supply warehouse serving major hotels had no FSSAI license number for 146 kg of chicken, a lapsed licence for 40 kg of garlic, and mislabelled rice, dry fruits and spices.
Officials warned of strict legal action against violators as part of a statewide crackdown covering hotels, restaurants and dark stores across Karnataka.
- Who
- Officials of the Karnataka Health Department's Food Safety Division and the Food Safety and Drug Administration department
- What
- Raids on food establishments found cockroaches and hygiene violations at a hotel restaurant near Vidhana Soudha and expired food at the Arogya Soudha canteen, plus licensing and labelling issues at a supply warehouse
- When
- Wednesday, as part of an ongoing statewide crackdown on eateries
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, around Vidhana Soudha, at the Arogya Soudha Canteen on Magadi Road, and at a food and grocery supply warehouse
- Why
- To enforce compliance with food safety, hygiene and pest control norms under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- Location
- Vidhana Soudha area, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Unhygienic premises
- Mallige Hotel restaurant (Legislators House); Arogya Soudha Canteen (Magadi Road)
- Hotel findings
- Cockroaches in kitchen; no pest control as per norms
- Canteen findings
- Expired idli rava and coconut powder; improper storage; no pest control
- Warehouse findings
- Premises clean; no FSSAI license number for 146 kg chicken; licence not in force for 40 kg garlic; mislabelled rice, dry fruits and spices
- Recent inspections
- 60 three-star and five-star hotels inspected; 77 food samples sent to laboratories
- Legal basis
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and FSS licensing regulations, 2011
- Action taken
- Notice issued to warehouse unit; strict legal action warned against violators
