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Visakhapatnam inspections uncover food safety violations at restaurants
Food safety officials in Visakhapatnam inspected two restaurants after concerns about how food was being stored and served.
At one restaurant, they found cooked dishes that had reportedly been kept for up to several days and were intended for later use.
Officials destroyed nearly 46 kg of stale food and registered a case under food safety laws.
At another restaurant, chicken from biryani was reportedly being kept in a refrigerator to serve the next day; the team fined the restaurant ₹70,000 and registered a case.
Such problems are not limited to small eateries, officials say, and can occur at restaurants of different sizes and price levels.
So far in 2026, cases have been booked against 128 establishments, with fines totalling nearly ₹28 lakh.
City officials have directed food safety teams to carry out surprise inspections at major hotels and restaurants.
A Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation food safety team found stale food stored for later use at two restaurants in the city.
Officials said nearly 46 kilograms of stale food were found and destroyed at one restaurant after an inspection on October 13, 2026.
At another restaurant, inspectors found chicken from biryani stored for reheating and serving the following day.
The team fined that restaurant ₹70,000 and registered a case against its management.
Officials said cases had been booked against 128 hotels and restaurants in 2026 so far, with fines totalling nearly ₹28 lakh.
- Who
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation food safety officials inspected the restaurants.
- What
- They found food stored for later use, including stale food and chicken kept for reheating. Cases were registered, and one restaurant was fined ₹70,000.
- When
- One inspection took place on October 13, 2026. The article was published on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, including restaurants along the city’s Beach Road stretch.
- Why
- An online complaint about a paneer dish prompted one surprise inspection. Officials said inspections were intended to ensure food safety standards.
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An online complaint about the quality of a paneer dish prompted a surprise inspection at a restaurant.
The food safety team inspected the restaurant, found stale food and destroyed nearly 46 kilograms of food items.
Officials fined another restaurant ₹70,000 and registered a case after finding chicken from biryani stored for reheating the next day.
- Stale food destroyed
- Nearly 46 kilograms
- Fine at second restaurant
- ₹70,000
- Cases booked in 2026 so far
- 128 hotels and restaurants
- Total fines in 2026 so far
- Nearly ₹28 lakh
- Inspection date
- October 13, 2026