Mumbai stall owner fined Rs 5 lakh after lab tests find E.coli in juice

Mumbai | Saturday | 13th April, 2019

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AdvertisingCentral railway has imposed Rs 5 lakh fine on lemon juice stall owner at Kurla rail station after test reports confirmed presence of bacteria E.coli in the samples. Chief PRO, Sunil Udasi, confirmed that a fine of Rs 5 lakh was imposed on the licensee. The report found that juice was unsafe due to presence of E.coli — the bacteria can cause several stomach infections. A video of unhygienic preparation of juice in stall, named Chantoo Lal and Sons, on platform number 6/7, had gone viral following which the railways had sent the sample of the juice for test. The report was submitted before Central Railway on Friday..