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Expired food, unhygienic storage: Rat faeces, cockroach found in Hyderabad’s Monginis cake shop
A food safety task force discovered unhygienic conditions at a Monginis Cake Shop in Hyderabad, including expired items, rat faeces, and cockroaches. The facility lacked proper storage and necessary licences for transportation vehicles.
A popular cake shop in Hyderabad is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The unhygienic shop, an outlet of Monginis Cake Shop located in Macha Bollaram in Hyderabad's Alwal, was found to be infested with rats and cockroaches. According to a post of X by the Commissioner of Food Safety, a food safety task force on January 3 found “very unhygienic” conditions in the storage facilities of the Monginis Cake Shop outlet.
The task force not only found rat faeces but also a live cockroach in the manufacturing unit. From discovering expired items at the cake shop to unhygienic vessels, the conditions at the cake shop were petrifying. “Rat faeces observed at several places in the storage,” the post stated.
Unhygienic storage
The facility had a range of concerning issues, including inadequate and unhygienic storage, dilapidated walls and ceilings and leaks in the AC installed in the Cold Room. Adding to the abysmal conditions, the refrigerators were unhygienic as food waste was littered inside them.
Officials highlighted the risks associated with the leaking AC, saying it could “contaminate the food products stored in the trays in the room.” According to the task force, unhygienic plastic drums were used to store food items.
The task force discovered numerous expired items at the cake shop and documented each one along with its expiry date, some of which were dated two years ago. The products included 5 litres of kesar syrup, 5 kilograms of pineapple flavouring, 5 kilograms of flavour compounds, half a kilogram of vanilla flavour, and 8 kilograms of desiccated coconut powder. Additionally, packing materials and other items were found stored on the ground and on the steps, the Commissioner of Food Safety said.
Food safety violations
Furthermore, this particular Monginis outlet did not display its FSSAI licence at a noticeable location. It is important for all Food Business Operators (FBOs) to obtain the necessary licence for the vehicles used in the transportation of goods. However, in this case, the licence was missing for all the seven chiller vehicles. Additionally, Employee Health records and FoSTaC certificates were not available.
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Business NewsNewsExpired food, unhygienic storage: Rat faeces, cockroach found in Hyderabad’s Monginis cake shop
First Published:6 Jan 2025, 08:13 PM IST
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