FDA closes Chinese Eatery In Lower Parel over failure to comply safety regulations
FDA closes Chinese Eatery In Lower Parel over failure to comply safety regulations
In an ongoing drive against eateries failing to comply with food safety regulations, FDA has shut Lower Parel’s ‘Merak’
a very famous Chinese Eatery, the 16th establishment ordered to be shut down as it failed to comply with food safety regulations.
The Eatery has been ordered to cease all operations following compliance issues.
Reportedly, Shailesh Adhao, joint commissioner, FDA, the Eatery has been given two months to ensure that it complies with the regulations, following which it can restart operations.
He added that most of the establishments do not meet the basic requirements for applying for a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India licence, which is mandatory for all food businesses in India, according to Adhao.
The challenge to ensure that all establishments meet the norms remains significant with only 13 FSOs overseeing a staggering 18,481 registered eateries in the city, he said.
On an average 5 eateries are being checked each day and they will continue their efforts in this regard. Their officials are examining an average of five eateries per day.
In a span of two months, the
officials have inspected 152 eateries across Mumbai of which 137 need to improve their hygiene standards, The 16 establishments that have till now been asked to cease operations were found to be operating in unhygienic conditions, or running without licences.
FDA Officials have collected fines totalling Rs1,70,000 from the eateries. During the special inspection drive conducted on October 6 we noticed that high-end restaurants or hotels have been flouting basic norms and have dirty kitchens, stale food, dustbins without lids. Moreover, their employees do not have fitness certificates and were also found working without gloves and caps, which clearly shows that food business operators were flouting norms without any fear.
News Edit K.V.Raman
