Hotels, dhabas asked to tighten food safety and hygiene standards
Karnataka's Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has issued a strict advisory requiring hotels and restaurants to improve hygiene, storage, and food handling practices. The directive follows inspections that uncovered expired products and unsanitary conditions across various establishments, including star hotels.
Why it matters
This enforcement action directly impacts public health and consumer safety by mandating rigorous standards for food preparation, water quality, and waste management in the hospitality sector.
Hotels, dhabas, restaurants and other food service establishments in Karnataka have been asked to tighten food safety and hygiene practices, following inspections that found instances of expired food products being stored and poor hygienic conditions.
In an advisory issued on Tuesday (August 11), Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has asked food business operators to strictly comply with food safety requirements relating to food preparation, storage, staff hygiene, transportation, water quality, toilets, pest control and waste disposal.
The advisory follows recent intensive State-level enforcement and inspection drives during which expired food products and unhygienic conditions were found at some establishments, including some star hotels. The department has warned that legal action would be initiated in cases involving expired food, contamination, unsafe water or other violations of food safety standards.
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