Acting on the orders of Kerala's food safety
commissioner Biju Prabhakar, district food safety officers conducted
checks on various eateries in the southern state and closed down 49
establishments after issuing them improvement notices.
The checks and raids were conducted under the supervision of K Ajith Kumar, designated food safety officer, Ernakulam. Hotel Lavanya in Kaloor district was closed down by the officials. Forty-eight other hotels were also closed, and 21 hotels and bakeries were fined on various grounds.
K Anil Kumar, joint commissioner, Kerala, informed FnB News, “The hotels will remain shut till we get the reports after inspection. All the 49 hotels were closed. The raids will continue for a few more days.”
“The grounds on which the hotels were fined include the reuse of oil; the unhygienic storage of prepared food; the lack of proper moisture control in the store area; the use of old and unclean utensils; cobwebs in the kitchen, and broken or dilapidated condition of the kitchens,” he added.
Anil Kumar said, “The food safety commissioner is concerned about the health of the people of Kerala. He initiated this raid and asked us to take strict action against the hoteliers found violating the food safety rules.”
The following is the list of the hotels closed in the southern state after issuing improvement notices:
Thiruvananthapuram District: Devi Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Lakshmi Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Meera Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Hotel Ananthapuri, Kesavadasapuram; Hotel Radhakrishna, Medical College; Hotel Maloo, Kazhakoottam; Chicken Corner, Kazhakoottam; Coffee Bar, Medical College; Medical College Hospital Canteen 1, 2, and 3; Hotel Ansari, Neyyattinkara; KSRTC Canteen, Neyyattinkara; Hotel Subhash, Neyyattinkara; Hotel Aryas, Nedumangad; Hotel Bismi, Vizhinjam; Thurpthi Hotel, Vizhinjam; Surya Fast Food, Mukkola; Hotel Bismi, Balaramapuram, and Immanuel Hotel, Mukkola
Pathanamthitta: Hotel Arya Bhavan, Near KSRTC; Evergreen continental, College Road; Hotel Ambika, Cherukol Road; City Bakery; Kavungal Hotel, Adoor, Kadavumgal, and Aditya Hotel, Panapilly
Emakulam: Hotel Nalanda, Near South Railway Station; Hotel Saphire, Opposite Airport; Hotel Rolex, Opposite KSRTC; Hotel Paradise, Edappally; Taza Taste, Palarivattom (Shawarma), and Hotel Malabar, Anakamaly
Thrissur: Hotel Priya, Ayyanthole; Hotel Royal Palace, Aswini Hospital Junction; Hotel Welcome, Choondal; Hotel Kanishka, Guruvayoor; PV's Plaza, Thrissur; Panicker's Hospital Canteen, Kodungallur, Thrissur; Anupama Hotel, Mala, and Flower Hotel, Mala
Kozhikode: Brothers, Puthiyangadi; Hotel Highway, Chemanchery; Hotel 'D' Chandra, Kozhikode, and Super Hotel, Kunnamangalam
Palakkad: KSRTC Canteen, Palakkad, and Malabar Spicy, Palakkad
Kollam: Hotel Plaza, Near KSRTC Bus Stand, Kollam; Hotel New Arya Bhavan, Near KSRTC Bus Stand, Kollam, and Hotel Chix, Kollam.
The checks and raids were conducted under the supervision of K Ajith Kumar, designated food safety officer, Ernakulam. Hotel Lavanya in Kaloor district was closed down by the officials. Forty-eight other hotels were also closed, and 21 hotels and bakeries were fined on various grounds.
K Anil Kumar, joint commissioner, Kerala, informed FnB News, “The hotels will remain shut till we get the reports after inspection. All the 49 hotels were closed. The raids will continue for a few more days.”
“The grounds on which the hotels were fined include the reuse of oil; the unhygienic storage of prepared food; the lack of proper moisture control in the store area; the use of old and unclean utensils; cobwebs in the kitchen, and broken or dilapidated condition of the kitchens,” he added.
Anil Kumar said, “The food safety commissioner is concerned about the health of the people of Kerala. He initiated this raid and asked us to take strict action against the hoteliers found violating the food safety rules.”
The following is the list of the hotels closed in the southern state after issuing improvement notices:
Thiruvananthapuram District: Devi Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Lakshmi Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Meera Hotel, General Hospital Junction; Hotel Ananthapuri, Kesavadasapuram; Hotel Radhakrishna, Medical College; Hotel Maloo, Kazhakoottam; Chicken Corner, Kazhakoottam; Coffee Bar, Medical College; Medical College Hospital Canteen 1, 2, and 3; Hotel Ansari, Neyyattinkara; KSRTC Canteen, Neyyattinkara; Hotel Subhash, Neyyattinkara; Hotel Aryas, Nedumangad; Hotel Bismi, Vizhinjam; Thurpthi Hotel, Vizhinjam; Surya Fast Food, Mukkola; Hotel Bismi, Balaramapuram, and Immanuel Hotel, Mukkola
Pathanamthitta: Hotel Arya Bhavan, Near KSRTC; Evergreen continental, College Road; Hotel Ambika, Cherukol Road; City Bakery; Kavungal Hotel, Adoor, Kadavumgal, and Aditya Hotel, Panapilly
Emakulam: Hotel Nalanda, Near South Railway Station; Hotel Saphire, Opposite Airport; Hotel Rolex, Opposite KSRTC; Hotel Paradise, Edappally; Taza Taste, Palarivattom (Shawarma), and Hotel Malabar, Anakamaly
Thrissur: Hotel Priya, Ayyanthole; Hotel Royal Palace, Aswini Hospital Junction; Hotel Welcome, Choondal; Hotel Kanishka, Guruvayoor; PV's Plaza, Thrissur; Panicker's Hospital Canteen, Kodungallur, Thrissur; Anupama Hotel, Mala, and Flower Hotel, Mala
Kozhikode: Brothers, Puthiyangadi; Hotel Highway, Chemanchery; Hotel 'D' Chandra, Kozhikode, and Super Hotel, Kunnamangalam
Palakkad: KSRTC Canteen, Palakkad, and Malabar Spicy, Palakkad
Kollam: Hotel Plaza, Near KSRTC Bus Stand, Kollam; Hotel New Arya Bhavan, Near KSRTC Bus Stand, Kollam, and Hotel Chix, Kollam.
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