Mangalore: Another Raid - MCC Officials Turn Attention on Hotels
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 2: Mangalore City Corporation health officials on Saturday June 2 swooped down on restaurants at Kodialbail and nearby areas in the city in a bid to check hygeine standards, quality of food and licences.
During the raid, it was found that several restaurants including Taj Mahal had stored food items like fruits that had turned stale. The officials found that onions and tomatoes were being chopped on the floor, and an official is said to have called the condition as good as a 'drainage'.
The officials also inspected Hotel Ayodhya and found that it was not clean, and that crockery and utensils were not sterilized. The licence of the hotel was seized.
Food joints like Danish juice centre that were found without valid licences were sealed, and the owners were told to restart their business only after getting appropriate documents. However, it soon began funtioning after the owner got it done from MCC.
The officials inspected higher-end hotels like Ocean Pearl too, where cleanliness and licence were in order but the food was found to be left uncovered. Owner of another hotel, Sri Rama Bhavan, was warned for failing to maintain hygiene and cleanliness.
In another hotel, prohibited colours were being used, the stain of which did not go away even after washing hands.
Fitness and health certificates and personal hygience of the employees were also scrutinized. In rainy season, it is mandatory to provide hot water to the customers, even if they do not ask for it, an official said.
MCC joint commissioner Srikanth Rao led the raid operation, along with health officials.
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