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Over 1,700 eateries raided in Ernakulam, India

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The district health department on Friday raided 1,708 hotels, restaurants and other eateries in Ernakulam and slapped closure notices on 19 hotels. The hotels were found selling stale food items. Notices were also served to 316 hotels to rectify the defects detected during the raid. 

my-great-kerala-food-ernakulam-india+1152_13376006544-tpfil02aw-23483A canteen run by KSRTC at its depot in Paravoor was among the eateries shut down by the department. Earlier this year, KSRTC’s canteen at Aluva depot was closed due to unhygienic conditions. 

Around 80 hotels, situated in and around Aluva town, downed shutters till afternoon in protest against the health department’s decision to close down four hotels in Aluva. 

The Kerala Hotels and Restaurants Association (KHRA) said the raid was baseless and health officials were ignorant about the Food Safety and Standards Act. 

Health officials said the raid was conducted as part of ensuring hygiene during the Sabarimala pilgrimage season.

Meat shops and eateries to come under police scan in India

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In the wake of seizure of a huge quantity of rotten poultry meat recently, police and food safety department have decided to clamp down on illegal meat shops, besides monitoring eateries and meat shops in Ernakulam.

The inspections and surveillance activities will be carried out separately by both police and food safety department, according to sources.

goat.meat.india“In the context of seizure of rotten meat, we will inspect meat shops in the city. Many of them have been operating secretly without valid licence,” said K Ajith Kumar, assistant commissioner, food safety, Ernakulam. However, he refused to divulge more details.

On Friday, police and health department had seized 600kg of rotten duck meat, which was meant for supply in Ernakulam and at Kalavoor in Alappuzha district. In an earlier incident, police had seized over 300kg rotten chicken meat from a stall in Kaloor market.

But food safety department officials expressed their inability to conduct frequent raids due to shortage of staff and vehicles. “It is not possible for us to carry out checking regularly. Coordinated efforts of various agencies are required to keep a check on it. Many a time we are kept in the dark when local bodies and police conduct raids,” said a food safety official.