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Cockroaches found in kitchen store of five-star hotel in Bandra; FDA orders closure of storage rooms

The action was taken by a special team set up to inspect five-star and similar hotels. Kadam, Food Safety Officer YSU Kanse and MN Chaudhary, Assistant Commissioner (Food) under the guidance of Shashikant Kekare Joint Commissioner (Food).

Cockroaches found in kitchen store of five-star hotel in Bandra; FDA orders closure of storage rooms
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A shocking revelation was made by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on March 3. FDA had raided a posh five-star restaurant in the Bandra area of Mumbai which resulted in them exposing some shocking 'dirty secrets' of the eateries.

The FDA probe revealed that the food items used by the staff in the refrigerator system was expired and cockroaches were found in the main kitchen storage unit.

This comes as a shocking discovery, unexpected from a top-notch restaurant.

FDA has taken action against the hotel and directed to close the storage room till the infestation of cockroaches in the storage room is controlled and eliminated.

FDA undertook a special drive on March 3 to check the quality of food being cooked and served at the restaurant of the five-star hotel.

During the inspection, it was found that the hotel did not have a temperature indicator system on some of the food storage refrigerators. It was also noticed that expired stocks of food items like cheese, watermelon juice, idli flour, fruit juice, green apple etc. were stored for food preparation.

Due to the presence of cockroaches in the kitchen store at the hotel, FDA sealed the storage room until the cockroach infestation was eliminated.

Also, stocks of expired food items were immediately destroyed in the interest of public health.

The action was taken by a special team set up to inspect five-star and similar hotels. Kadam, Food Safety Officer YSU Kanse and MN Chaudhary, Assistant Commissioner (Food) under the guidance of Shashikant Kekare Joint Commissioner (Food).

The FDA has found hygiene-related lapses at the five-star hotel in Bandra during a routine inspection under Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) norms.

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