The establishments are Manikanta’s Live Space Luxury Women’s Hostel, Sri Balaji Luxury Men’s PG Hostel, Hotel Sitara Grand, Bake Max Foods Private Limited (Brown Bear manufacturing unit), and Mandi King Arabian Restaurant. These establishments were flagged for heavy cockroach infestation, pest-infested food, fungal contamination in groundnuts, expired food, improper maintained refrigerators, spoiled vegetables and unhygienic premises.
GVK New Luxury PG Men’s Hostel was found to be operating without an FSSAI licence or registration and in violation of food safety norms. The establishment was closed, TG SAFE said.
The action followed a special enforcement drive conducted by TG SAFE on Wednesday, when 10 teams comprising food safety officers and police personnel inspected 20 food establishments, including restaurants, bakeries, sweet shops, and hostels. Over 20 food samples were collected on suspicion of adulteration.
TG SAFE added that improvement notices will be issued to Sri Mahalaxmi Kendra at Gummadi Foods, KS Bakers, Lakshmi Vengamamba Hostel, Padmavathi Delux Mess, Mehfil Restaurant and Sree Harsha Delux Mess. The establishments will be inspected to verify compliance, following which further action will be taken. Show-cause notices will be issued to Paradise Food Court, Chaitanya Food Court, Bhulakshmi Mess and Godavari Mithai, with further action proposed for imposing penalties.