Pune’s iconic Burger King outlet within the Camp space has been sealed after the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered severe hygiene deficiencies and violations of meals security laws throughout an inspection.
The outlet, situated on East Avenue in Camp, was sealed by FDA officers, whereas its meals licence was additionally suspended. The restaurant has been working within the space since 1992 and is amongst Pune’s oldest Burger King shops, making it a well-recognized meals vacation spot for generations of residents.
The motion got here as a part of a wider meals security crackdown being carried out throughout Maharashtra below the ‘Protected Meals, Protected Drug, Protected Maharashtra’ marketing campaign launched on the instructions of Meals Security Commissioner Tukaram Munde.
86 ESTABLISHMENTS INSPECTED IN STATEWIDE DRIVE
Through the particular inspection drive on August 13, FDA officers inspected 86 institutions throughout Maharashtra, together with meals companies and on-line supply platforms comparable to Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart.
The division stated operations at one institution had been ordered to be halted instantly, whereas 60 enchancment notices had been issued. Fourteen meals enterprise licences had been additionally suspended with speedy impact — 5 every for Blinkit and Zepto, two for Instamart, and one every for Bhagwati Retailer and Swinsta ENT Pvt Ltd.
ACTION AGAINST MILK PRODUCTS, BANNED FOOD ITEMS
The drive additionally focused violations involving milk and milk merchandise. The FDA seized 698 kg of milk merchandise valued at Rs 34,302 in the course of the inspections. Officers additionally seized one other 1,270 kg of meals gadgets, together with milk merchandise, bakery merchandise and edible oil, valued at roughly Rs 1.29 lakh.
In a separate crackdown on banned meals merchandise comparable to pan masala and gutkha, the FDA registered 10 FIRs associated to their sale, distribution and transportation. 9 individuals had been arrested and banned inventory value Rs 46.76 lakh was seized.
The entire worth of seized items, together with banned and different meals gadgets, was put at Rs 46,89,603.
109 HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND DHABAS INSPECTED
The meals security division additionally inspected 109 lodges, eating places and dhabas in the course of the particular drive. Of those, 49 institutions had been served enchancment notices, whereas the meals licences of 4 institutions had been suspended.
The Pune division individually carried out inspections between August 11 and August 14 at lodges, eating places, e-commerce institutions and dairies. The FDA stated licences or registrations of 16 institutions had been instantly suspended after vital hygiene deficiencies and violations of meals security norms had been detected.
Among the many Pune institutions going through motion had been Fortune Enterprises (Resort Sayaji) in Lonavala, Resort Chul Mutton in Lohegaon, Merely South in Bhosari, Resort Pawan in Kolhapur, Rajesh Chinese language in Sangli, Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut in Karad, and the Camp Burger King.
JBM Hospitality, which operates a canteen at HDFC Financial institution in Wanwadi, Pune, was directed to cease operations for allegedly functioning with out a licence.
ZEPTO, BLINKIT FACILITIES ALSO FLAGGED
Among the many services discovered non-compliant had been these operated by Blinkit Commerce Personal Restricted in Ghatkopar and Zepto in Lokhandwala. The Ghatkopar Blinkit facility scored 34 out of 74 marks (46 per cent) throughout inspection and was declared non-compliant.
At Zepto’s Lokhandwala facility, officers discovered insufficient temperature management for perishable meals, no ante-room for frozen merchandise, poor warehouse structure and improper segregation of meals, non-food gadgets and unsafe substances. The ability scored 65 out of 140 marks (47 per cent) and was additionally declared non-compliant.
The findings present that the FDA’s scrutiny is extending past eating places and conventional meals shops to quick-commerce warehouses and on-line meals companies concerned in storing and dealing with meals merchandise.
FDA WARNS OF STRICT ACTION
The FDA stated the particular inspections are aimed toward guaranteeing that meals companies adjust to prescribed hygiene and meals security requirements.
Officers have warned that institutions discovered violating the Meals Security and Requirements Act and associated laws will face motion, together with enchancment notices, suspension of licences and instructions to cease operations.
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