Health team collects two food samples from Haveli

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 27

A day after a video went viral showing rat roaming at Haveli restaurant’s food counter, health teams today raided the famous eatery and took food samples.

Also read: Rat found roaming on Haveli’s food counter

The team of food wing of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Kapurthala, led by Harjot Pal Singh, Assistant Commissioner, FDA, along with Mukul Gill, Food Safety Officer, Kapurthala inspected the restaurant. In the video a rat moving in a glass cabinet could be witnessed. While acting on the video, Haveli management had already destroyed the contents of the cabinet.

The team took two food samples of paneer and dal prepared from the outlet.

These samples seized today have been sent to the State Food Laboratory Kharar, Mohali for analysis and report. The teams said as per report of the analysis, legal action will be initiated against the violators.

The restaurant management informed the team that they had tied up with Pest Management of India, Rama Mandi Jalandhar, as far as pest control of the unit is concerned.

Team of the food wing inspected the premises of the establishment thoroughly. Health teams said nothing objectionable was found during the course of the inspection. The teams strictly directed the management of the outlet to take necessary precautions and such other steps in order to ensure that such kind of incidents don’t occur in time to come.

The team issued directions to ensure proper hygiene of the premises, to install mesh work, glass showcase and such other suitable devices/measures, as are feasible to cover the food so that the same is not exposed to insects, rodents etc. they also directed to ensure proper personal hygiene of the workers especially food handlers (those who come in direct contact with food) to wear cap, gloves etc..

They were also instructed that there should be separate facility of water for drinking purposes and for cleaning the utensils and utensils meant to be used for the preparation of the food items.