The famous Rameshwaram Café which faced the shock of the minor blast a couple of months back, is making headlines once again, but not for a good reason. The Food and Safety Department of Telangana has been conducting inspections at several restaurants across Hyderabad for the past few days and as part of the checkup visited the Madhapur area of the city. Along with other restaurants, the team also raided one of the branches of Rameshwaram Café in Hyderabad and found several mislabelled and expired food items, which included 100 kgs of urad dal, which reportedly expired in March 2024, as well as 10 kgs of expired curd, along with 8 liters of expired milk.Task force team has conducted inspections in the Madhapur area on 23.05.2024.The Rameshwaram Cafe* Urad Dal (100Kg) stock found expired in Mar24 worth Rs. 16K* Nandini Curd (10kg), Milk (8L) worth Rs. 700 found expiredAbove items discarded on the spot.(1/4) pic.twitter.com/mVblmOuqZk— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) May 23, 2024The team has seized 450 kg of improperly labeled Raw Rice, 20 kg of white lochia, and 300 kg of unlabelled Jaggery. The department also alleged that Medical Fitness Certificates for Food Handlers were also not available. The investigators also reported, uncovered dustbins and synthetic Food Colours that were discarded on the spot. Heavy cockroach infestation observed in the kitchen and cockroaches were found on food articles inside the store room. Pest Control Records not found.Baahubali Kitchen* Synthetic Food Colours found in kitchen were discarded on the spot* Heavy cockroach infestation observed in kitchen and cockroaches found on food articles inside store room. Pest Control Records not found.(3/4) pic.twitter.com/NTZraSxbkx— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) May 23, 2024The Food and Safety Department further claimed that the Kitchen premises were very unhygienic and water stagnation observed in the cleaning area. Semi-prepared and raw food were not stored properly in the refrigerator. Not only this, the café also dis not displayed the true copy of FSSAI License at the premises.According to the sources, before making raids at Rameshwaram Café in Hyderabad, the department conducted raids at several outlets, including Labonel Fine Baking, Baskin Robbins, Kritunga and other restaurants and found the similar condition at those locations as well.Task force has conducted inspections in Banjara Hills area on 22.05.2024.Labonel Fine Baking* Monalisa Dark/White chocolate Crispearls (1 pkt each) were found to be expired and hence discarded items worth Rs. 4,170/- on the spot(1/4) pic.twitter.com/yMYZN9EE0l— Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana (@cfs_telangana) May 22, 2024
