Eating at roadside food stalls could be a risky affair
INDORE: Student Ayush Jain, along with friends,
tried a glass of fruit juice to beat the scorching summer heat at a shop at Janzeerwala crossing
recently. One glass each of mango juice had them stay in bed for the next three
days because of food poisoning. Since then, they eat only at proper restaurants
with proper hygiene and environment.
You might get tempted to visit that roadside chat centre everytime you cross a particular street but chances are high that with palate tickling food, you are also served germs free of cost. A number of chat centres, juice shops and other roadside eateries in city are running without any valid licence or permission. Also they are hardly supervised by the officials concerned thus increasing the chances of sale of substandard food and risk to our health.
Raj Thakur owns a tea stall in Vijay Nagar where he also sells snacks and juice. When asked if he had to get a licence or permission for the stall, he said, "I have been running the shop for the past two years and no one ever enquired about the licence or permission. We pay Indore municipal corporation (IMC) a monthly amount of 3,000 with a receipt in return. That is all the documentation we go through. We make sales worth Rs 3,000 everyday."
Owner of another juice centre without licence at Rasoma Crossing , Rakesh Kumar said, "I am from Banaras and for past few years I have been coming to Indore in summers to set up a shop. None ever came to inspect the quality of food or check the availability of licence. We never faced any complication except that we have to pay a nominal fee to municipal corporation staff."
Although registration fee is nominal (Rs100) for registering such small food joints, ignorance about the procedure has led to such a scenario.
Food and drug safety officer, Indore, Manish Swamy said "These small food vendors are put in the category of petty vendors by the government; however the food quality standard guidelines are the same for them. Although we only have 4,000 registered petty vendors in the city, the total number of such food joints might exceed 15,000. Though running such a setup without licence is a punishable offence."
Designated officer, food and drug administration, Dr Ashok Dagaria said "Our department runs continuous checks regularly in different zones across the city. With summers approaching, we will be running thorough inspections around the city to have the situation under control."
You might get tempted to visit that roadside chat centre everytime you cross a particular street but chances are high that with palate tickling food, you are also served germs free of cost. A number of chat centres, juice shops and other roadside eateries in city are running without any valid licence or permission. Also they are hardly supervised by the officials concerned thus increasing the chances of sale of substandard food and risk to our health.
Raj Thakur owns a tea stall in Vijay Nagar where he also sells snacks and juice. When asked if he had to get a licence or permission for the stall, he said, "I have been running the shop for the past two years and no one ever enquired about the licence or permission. We pay Indore municipal corporation (IMC) a monthly amount of 3,000 with a receipt in return. That is all the documentation we go through. We make sales worth Rs 3,000 everyday."
Owner of another juice centre without licence at Rasoma Crossing , Rakesh Kumar said, "I am from Banaras and for past few years I have been coming to Indore in summers to set up a shop. None ever came to inspect the quality of food or check the availability of licence. We never faced any complication except that we have to pay a nominal fee to municipal corporation staff."
Although registration fee is nominal (Rs100) for registering such small food joints, ignorance about the procedure has led to such a scenario.
Food and drug safety officer, Indore, Manish Swamy said "These small food vendors are put in the category of petty vendors by the government; however the food quality standard guidelines are the same for them. Although we only have 4,000 registered petty vendors in the city, the total number of such food joints might exceed 15,000. Though running such a setup without licence is a punishable offence."
Designated officer, food and drug administration, Dr Ashok Dagaria said "Our department runs continuous checks regularly in different zones across the city. With summers approaching, we will be running thorough inspections around the city to have the situation under control."
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