Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Karnataka Food Safety Officials Inspect Facilities After Egg Complaint
Food safety officers checked a store in Mangaluru after someone reported worms in eggs bought online.
They found packets with broken eggs and told workers to throw away the affected stock.
The store’s storage room was sealed so it could be cleaned and sanitised.
Officials are sending the store a notice and asking what happened.
In a separate inspection in Bengaluru, another kitchen was found to have many serious food safety problems.
Inspectors seized 40 kilograms of expired chilli.
They also found poor hygiene, incorrect labels, unsafe colours, and food stored improperly.
The authorities said they will keep inspecting businesses and may take strong legal action.
Officials inspected a quick-commerce facility in Mangaluru after a complaint about worms allegedly found in eggs bought online.
Broken-egg packets were found, and staff were ordered to remove and dispose of the affected stock.
The facility’s storage room was sealed temporarily for cleaning and sanitisation, while officials sought an explanation.
In a separate Bengaluru inspection, authorities seized 40 kilograms of expired chilli from a kitchen.
The Bengaluru kitchen was closed over hygiene, labelling, storage, and unauthorised-colour violations, with further legal action possible.
- Who
- The Karnataka Food Safety Department and the Department of Food Safety and Drug Administration inspected the facilities; Health and Family Welfare Minister U. T. Khader directed the Bengaluru inspection and received the Mangaluru complaint.
- What
- Officials investigated a complaint about worms in eggs at a Mangaluru quick-commerce facility and separately closed and seized a Bengaluru kitchen for food safety violations.
- When
- The Bengaluru inspection occurred on September 3, 2026; the date of the Mangaluru inspection is not specified.
- Where
- The first inspection took place at a quick-commerce facility in Falnir, Mangaluru; the separate inspection took place at Chairman’s Club in Sahakaranagar, Bengaluru.
- Why
- The Mangaluru inspection followed a complaint about eggs purchased online, while the Bengaluru inspection was conducted as part of a special food safety drive.
- Mangaluru complaint
- A complaint alleged that worms were found in eggs purchased through the company’s online platform.
- Mangaluru findings
- Officials found packets containing broken eggs and ordered the affected stock removed and disposed of.
- Mangaluru enforcement
- The facility’s storage room was temporarily sealed for cleaning and sanitisation, and a notice seeking an explanation is being issued.
- Bengaluru inspection date
- September 3, 2026.
- Expired product seized
- 40 kilograms of expired chilli was found and seized at the Bengaluru kitchen.
- Other Bengaluru violations
- Officials reported improper labelling, unhygienic preparation and storage areas, unauthorised or prohibited artificial colours, inadequate food safety measures, and vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods stored together.
- Legal action
- Authorities said further action will depend on the Mangaluru facility’s response and inspection findings, while stringent action will be taken against violating food businesses.