Bengaluru 3-star, 5-star hotels under scanner over expired food, poor hygiene

The department's Food Safety Wing has launched action against several three-star and five-star hotels in Bengaluru as a special inspection drive across 26 hotels uncovered the stark food safety violations.

Rotten meat, chicken, fish and expired bakery products are among some items seized from hotels under scanner, news agency ANI reported, citing FDA statement.

During the inspections, officials found several food safety violations, including non-compliance with FSSAI labelling requirements, improper labelling and misbranding of food products, storage of expired food items, and unhygienic food handling and storage conditions.