GHMC officials seized another Restaurent

Hyderabad, April 19: The GHMC officials have sealed a restaurant in Hyderabad and fined six eateries for lack of hygiene and poor food standards.

While coming to details, A team comprising Deputy Commissioners, health and sanitation officials on Tuesday afternoon conducted the raid on Y2K restaurant in Panjagutta, after receiving several complaints about the food quality.

At the time of the inspection, Y2K restaurant, which is on the main road near the traffic police station in Panjagutta, was crowded.

The accused was found preparing food using stale meat, which was stored in the fridge for more than three days, while officials also found the other food products to be stale.



"Raw chicken is allowed to be kept inside the freezer. But the cooked meat is only allowed one-day storage but here they have been keeping it for more than three days. The food has a bad smell, it's rotten," he added.

The GHMC's health officer who deals with kitchen hygiene, says that the flooring and utensils being used are not washed properly.

The officials have collected samples of meat, rice and curry to check the quality of the food.

"They have been preparing and selling food articles without a food and health trade license. We had raided this restaurant earlier, a few months back and had given notice with a penalty," said E Sudharshan Reddy, food inspector.