Hyderabad Food Safety Crackdown: 11 Restaurants Shut, Licences Suspended
Hyderabad authorities have suspended the licenses of 11 restaurants following a food safety crackdown that revealed severe hygiene violations, including pest infestations and expired food. Several other prominent establishments received improvement notices as part of the city-wide inspection drive.
Why it matters
The crackdown highlights growing public health concerns regarding food safety standards in rapidly expanding urban dining markets.
A major food safety crackdown in Hyderabad has resulted in the suspension of 11 FSSAI licences and directions to immediately stop operations, with several well-known restaurants among the establishments facing action.The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) deployed 10 enforcement teams comprising food safety officers and police personnel for a special drive on September 26.The teams inspected 20 restaurants across Madhapur, Hitec City and Gachibowli. Twenty-one food samples were lifted on suspicion of adulteration.The 11 outlets whose licences were suspended include Monastery, Shivani-The Restaurant and Bar, Al Saba, Lucky Multicuisine, Sai Ram Mess, Udupi's Upahar, Coal Spark, Kanchi Cafe, Antera Kitchen and Bar, Am Aha Telugu Kitchen and Bar, and Fusion 9/Amnesia Sky Bar.Among the better-known names facing other forms of action were Rameshwaram Cafe, Ishtaa, Hotel Shadab and Shah Ghouse, which were issued or recommended for improvement notices.
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