Stale food seized from hospital canteens, notices issued

Thiruvananthapuram | Tuesday | 4th February, 2020

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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Stale cream buns and banana fritters were seized from the SAT Hospital canteen, located inside the Government Medical College during a food safety raid on Monday. The canteen which also sells aerated drinks was fined and issued a rectification notice by the Commissionerate of Food Safety for selling old food to the public. “Rectification notices were also issued by the authority to the Regional Cancer Centre and the main canteen located inside the Government Medical College Hospital and cafes at GG Hospital, Cosmopolitan Hospital, General Hospital and SUT Hospital,” said S Sangeeth, food safety officer, Vattiyoorkavu circle. According to the food safety officials, the raid was conducted in the wake of coronavirus cases reported in the state. Food safety officers, Anilkumar N (Nemom circle) and Shini V S (Parassala circle) were also part of the inspection..