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Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
BMC destroys 245kg of stale food during raids over 2 days
1 2 Bhubaneswar: Joint squads of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and the health department's food safety team have destroyed 245kg of stale and unhygienic food and sweets over the past two days ahead of Bahuda Yatra. During Rath Yatra festival, while sweets are in great demand, street food and other local delicacies are also a huge draw. In view of jaundice and diarrhoea cases being reported in the city, the food safety raids are being conducted. "On Friday and Saturday, random inspection of food items was carried out in nine locations. Water and food samples were taken for laboratory tests while unhygienic items were dumped at the spot. Sweets, which had fungus and were stored without refrigeration, were also destroyed," said designated officer (food safety), Satyajit Patel. Between June 1 and 20, food safety squads and the BMC's SHINE (Sanitation and Hygiene Inspection for Neat Environment) team destroyed 147kg of stale, unhygienic food during surprise raids. "Earlier, we collected Rs 1.31 lakh in fines from violators. On Friday and Saturday, another Rs 40,000 was collected. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esse novo alarme com câmera é quase gratuito em Maringá (consulte o preço) Alarmes Undo In the two days, Iskcon Temple area, Nayapalli, Sailashree Vihar and Unit VIII were covered, apart from places where sweets are being sold during the festival. Earlier, raids were conducted at Palasuni, Pandra, Gadakana, Patia, KIIT Square, Fire Station, Ganganagar and SUM Hospital areas," Patel said. Patel said vendors were also issued warnings not to serve stale food. "If the hotels repeat the practice of serving stale food, they will be slapped with closure notices along with more penalties," he said. Food safety squads said fast food items and some local and popular delicacies are mostly dumped at the source itself. "We have taken samples of some sweet varieties as well for laboratory tests," he added.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
147kg stale food destroyed in checks at city eateries in 20 days
Bhubaneswar: The food safety wing of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has destroyed 147 kg of stale, unhygienic food during surprise checks conducted at food stalls across the city in the past 20 days, officials said. The raid, carried out jointly by food safety squads and BMC's SHINE (Sanitation and Hygiene Inspection for Neat Environment) team, resulted in the civic body collecting a total penalty amount of Rs 1.31 lakh from vendors who violated food safety norms. The ongoing drive is being conducted in response to jaundice and diarrhoea cases reported in the city. On June 16, fines amounting to Rs 12,500 were collected from five establishments, with three hotels receiving closure notices. On June 17, fines totalling Rs 30,000 were collected. Raids were conducted at Palasuni, Pandra, Gadakana, Patia, KIIT Square, Fire Station, Ganganagar and SUM Hospital on both days. "As many as 163 inspections have been conducted at these places. The raids continued until Monday. The highest amount of 50 kg of stale food was destroyed on June 21 at Chandrasekharpur, BDA area. The raids will continue to keep people safe and generate awareness," said BMC commissioner Rajesh Patil. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Nuova CUPRA Formentor e-HYBRID CUPRA Configura Auto Undo BMC officials said on June 18, raids were conducted in Aerodrome area and Soubhagyanagar, leading to the collection of Rs 57 lakh in fines. "So far, one water pouch manufacturing unit and three hotels have been sealed. Between June 1 and 13, 144 food samples were collected for laboratory testing, while between June 14 and 23, 49 samples were collected," a BMC official said. Designated officer (food safety), Satyajit Patel, said vendors were also warned not to serve stale food. "If the hotels repeat the practice of serving stale food, they will be slapped with closure notices along with penalties," he said. Food safety squads said fast food items and some local and popular delicacies are mostly dumped at the source itself. "Some well-established hotels are also storing stale food. So far, bacterial contamination has been detected in food samples. Now, we will randomly check panipuri (gupchup) and dahi bara-aludam stalls to see if the water they use is contaminated," Patel added. Laboratory tests can also ascertain if any colour or preservatives that are not permissible are used in food.
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
BMC squads destroy 50kg stale food in eateries
1 2 3 Bhubaneswar: Food inspection squads of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday destroyed 50 kg of stale and contaminated food during checking of several hotels and restaurants in the city. The drive was carried out in view of jaundice and diarrhoea cases being reported from several areas. The inspection was carried out at Chandrasekharpur and IRC Village, from where multiple samples were taken for laboratory testing. Some food items, which had gone stale and were stored in unhygienic conditions were destroyed. "The surprise food quality inspection has been on since diarrhoea cases were reported in the city and it will continue. On Saturday, a penalty of Rs 8,000 was imposed on three hotels. They were warned not to serve stale food. If the hotels repeat the practice of serving stale food, they will be slapped with closure notices along with a penalty," said designated food safety officer Satyajit Patel. The Sanitation and Hygiene Inspection for Neat Environment (SHINE) team and food enforcement squad of BMC are carrying out the inspections. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The SHINE team was formed in Aug last year to provide more teeth to sanitation enforcement. Earlier, the inspection teams checked eateries at Unit I, Unit II, Rasulgarh and Palasuni areas. "We want to ensure that the vendors don't keep stale food for the next day. The usual practice is leftover food on a given day (till night) is kept to be mixed up with freshly cooked food. This makes them unhygienic," Patel added. Food safety squads said fast food items and some local delicacies are mostly dumped at the source itself. "So far bacterial contamination has been detected in three food samples. Now, we will randomly check panipuri (gupchup) and dahi bara-aludam stalls to find out if the water they use is contaminated," Patel said. Laboratory tests also ascertain if any colour and preservatives that are not permissible in food are used. BMC officials said there are some shops, including eateries, which mostly carry out their business in the evening. Hence, the SHINE team has been asked to move around the eateries in the evening as well.
New Indian Express
20-06-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Jaundice scare in Badagada, BMC checks ground situation
BHUBANESWAR: Amid concern over water-borne diseases in an apartment project in the state capital, reports of multiple jaundice cases have surfaced in Badagada prompting Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) to dispatch a health team to the area on Thursday to assess the situation. Sources said jaundice cases have been detected in multiple residential colonies of Badagada area. 'Close to a dozen jaundice cases have detected in the locality in the recent weeks. The ongoing drainage work right above the water supply pipes could have caused leakage and contamination,' said a resident. As per a BMC official, after reports of suspected jaundice cases surfaced, a joint team of Urban Metropolitan Surveillance Unit, Rapid Response Team and ADUPHO office conducted field investigation to identify possible sources. The team visited Uparasahi, Karuna Basti and Kalinga Basti within Badagada locality. A BMC team led by mayor Sulochana Das had also visited Trident Galaxy apartment recently following reports of outbreak of diarrhoea, jaundice and other gastrointestinal diseases in the residential complex due to groundwater contamination. They had warned action against the developer for failing to comply with the sanitation norms. Meanwhile, in another development, the enforcement squad of BMC collected around Rs 11,000 towards fine from some roadside eateries in KIMS hospital area, over alleged violation of food safety norms. So far, three hotels and a packaged water unit have been sealed in the city for unhygiene practice. The crackdown will continue, said food safety officer Satyajit Patel.
