Food Safety dept. officials direct stall owners to maintain hygiene
Food Safety department officials conducted surprise inspections at 'Eat Street' in Vijayawada to ensure hygiene standards among food vendors. The team checked food quality and instructed stall owners to maintain cleanliness and serve fresh items.
Why it matters
Regular food safety inspections are critical for public health, especially in high-traffic night food markets.
Officials of the Food Safety department conducted surprise raids on Eat Street in Vijayawada late on Tuesday.
The teams led by Director General of DCA and Food Safety P. Arun Babu inspected the stalls and checked the quality of food items. The officials checked the quality of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, snacks, ice creams and flavoured milk displayed at Eat Street, which is also known as night food court.
The assistant food controllers, food inspectors and other staff interacted with the public and enquired about the quality of food being sold. The officials directed the stall owners to maintain hygiene and sell fresh food items. Later, they checked the samples of some dishes during the raid.
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