Action against restaurants in Surat: Over 1,800 kg inedible food destroyed after checks at 80 outlets; 31 f

Officials visited various restaurants and closely inspected the cleanliness of the premises, kitchen infrastructure, quality of water used for cooking and raw materials used to prepare food.

The personal hygiene of the employees working there and their fitness certificates were also checked. In addition, the inspections assessed whether proper arrangements had been made for disposing of the waste and sewage water generated by the restaurants. To maintain transparency, instructions were issued to install CCTV cameras in the kitchens and arrange for their live broadcast to be visible in the customer seating area.

Intensive inspections were carried out at a total of 80 establishments across various areas of the city. During the operation, 31 restaurants were served notices for violating regulations. A total of 23 samples of suspected food items were collected for laboratory testing for further quality checks.

In addition, 1,842.7 kg of material found to be harmful to health and unfit for consumption was destroyed on the spot. The Katargam zone accounted for the highest quantity destroyed, at 1,800 kg.