Expired curd, rumali rotis prepared beside washrooms among violations flagged at Hyderabad eateries
Food safety inspections in Hyderabad have uncovered severe hygiene violations at several eateries, including the use of expired ingredients and food preparation near unhygienic washrooms. Authorities discarded contaminated items and flagged multiple establishments for failing to meet basic health standards.
Why it matters
These findings raise significant public health concerns regarding food safety regulations and the operational standards of popular food delivery and restaurant chains.
Expired curd, unlabelled raw meat and seafood, unhygienic kitchens and rumali rotis being prepared adjacent to unclean washrooms with fly infestation were among the hygiene violations detected during inspections carried out by the food safety team of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) at multiple establishments across Hyderabad on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
At Rebel Food Private Limited in Kondapur, which operates cloud kitchens for brands including Behrouz, Faasos, Sweet Truth, Wendy’s and LunchBox, officials found five packets of curd that had expired on July 5 and six packets that had expired on July 8. . Officials observed that mint chaas was being prepared using the expired curd.
The food safety teams of the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) detected a series of hygiene and food safety violations during inspections carried out at restaurants, cloud kitchens and a warehouse across Hyderabad on July 9 | Photo Credit: @CMC_Offcl on X
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