Hotels, fast food centres raided in Nellore

Nellore: Officials from the Food Safety wing and Nellore Municipal Corporation conducted surprise checks on hotels in Nellore city and collected food samples from them for lab investigations.

Officials led by Food Safety Designated officer Srinivas and Corporation Commissioner PVVS Murthy conducted a special drive in the city on Friday and inspected 10 hotels that have been serving stale food to the public. Officials found the uncooked food was stored in freezers and non-vegetarian dishes in the hotels. They found some kitchens were in an unhygienic condition.

PVVS Murthy stated that officials including Food Safety, Public Health and Sanitation wings have conducted a special drive in the city on hotels. He said they had instructed the managements of the hotels and fast food centres to serve healthy meat directly from the slaughterhouses.