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West Bengal Raids Restaurants to Check Food Safety Compliance
Officials in West Bengal visited many restaurants and food stalls.
They wanted to see whether the food was safe to eat.
They checked kitchens, freezers, licences and stored food.
They also looked for pests, stale food and poor-quality cooking oil.
Some restaurants reportedly had expired fish or meat.
The checks happened after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari called for stronger action against food adulteration.
The inspections covered both expensive restaurants and small roadside eateries.
Officials said these visits will continue.
West Bengal enforcement officials raided restaurants and eateries across the state to inspect food-safety compliance.
Checks covered establishments ranging from upscale Kolkata restaurants to roadside food stalls.
Officials inspected kitchens, food stocks, freezers, licences, pest control and stale-food prevention measures.
The drive followed Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s call for action against adulteration and non-food-grade colours.
A two-day operation covered 1,730 food establishments, with irregularities reported at 1,525 of them.
- Who
- West Bengal Enforcement Branch officials and other government officials, following directions from Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- Officials raided and inspected restaurants and other food establishments for compliance with food-safety rules.
- Where
- Across West Bengal, including Kolkata’s Park Street area, Kanthi and Jalpaiguri.
- When
- The inspections took place on Sunday, September 6, after a drive began following the September 1 Consumer Safety Week inauguration; some checks occurred on Friday.
- Why
- To investigate food-safety violations, food adulteration, non-food-grade colours, poor hygiene and the sale of stale or expired food.
Key facts
- State
- West Bengal
- Inspection scope
- 1,730 food establishments covered in a two-day drive
- Reported irregularities
- Irregularities were reported at 1,525 establishments
- Kolkata focus
- Several prominent restaurants in the Park Street area were inspected
- Checks included
- Kitchens, freezers, food stocks, licences, pest control and stale-food prevention
- Reported problems
- Poor-quality oil, poor hygiene and fish or meat stored past expiry dates
- Government position
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari called for action against adulteration and non-food-grade colours
Quotes
A government official in Jalpaiguri district
A West Bengal government official speaking in Jalpaiguri district
“Such visits to all these places where food items are sold will continue.”
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“The whole system has become rotten.”
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