Karnataka FDA raids Bengaluru hotels and clubs, seizing rotten and expired food

Food safety authorities in Bengaluru have intensified inspections at several high-profile private clubs, examining their kitchens and food-handling areas to determine whether they are adhering to prescribed hygiene and safety norms.Officials from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) are checking compliance across key areas, including food storage, staff hygiene, kitchen cleanliness and product labelling.The inspections have covered a number of exclusive clubs frequented by some of the city’s wealthiest and most influential residents. Membership charges at several of these establishments reportedly run into lakhs of rupees.The clubs inspected include Century Club, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Club, Race Course Club, Bowring Club, Catholic Club, Badminton Club, Tennis Club, Vijayanagara Club, Mahalakshmi Layout Club and Malleshwaram Club.Food Safety Department teams have raided 10 prominent clubs, including Century Club, KSCA Club, Race Course Club and Bowring Club, over alleged food safety and hygiene violations.Officials reportedly found unhygienic food storage, cockroach infestation, poor personal hygiene… pic.twitter.com/9LxQZoisZH— Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) August 25, 2026 Mumbai Restaurant Ayub’s Food Licence Suspended After FDA Flags Houseflies, Open Drains & Improper Egg Storage - VIDEOAt Bowring Club, inspectors reportedly discovered cockroaches on the floor, inside containers and cartons, among other locations.The inspection at the KSCA Club also revealed multiple shortcomings related to food safety and hygiene. Officials said food handlers were not adhering to proper personal hygiene practices, while plastic cutting boards were being used in the kitchen.Inspectors also found a clogged drainage system and an unhygienic frozen-storage facility.Several food products were also found to be in violation of labelling norms. A packet of K Shakti Toor Dal, for instance, reportedly lacked information such as the packing date, batch number and maximum retail price.Authorities also raised concerns over the manner in which vegetarian and non-vegetarian food was stored, stating that the two categories were not being kept separately. Tilapia fish was also found without the mandatory labelling information.Pune FDA Seizes 4,317 Kg Suspected Substandard Food In WadakiThe area designated for washing utensils was found to be unhygienic, and officials noted that hot water was unavailable at the facility.The Mahalakshmi Layout Club was similarly flagged for hygiene shortcomings. Food Safety Officers said the establishment was failing to maintain the required standards and subsequently issued it a notice.The inspection drive remains underway, with authorities continuing to document alleged violations.Bengaluru Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader is scheduled to address the media on Wednesday and provide further details about the inspections.The latest action follows inspections conducted days earlier at the kitchen of a private hospital in Bengaluru, where officials reportedly found expired raw materials, including icing sugar, flour and bakery products stored in containers.Did Players Know They Were Having 'Non-Veg Tea'? Bombay HC Asks FDA To Reinspect MCA Eateries After Cockroaches, Flies FoundThe inspection also uncovered other expired products, including four packets of mixture and nine packets of pani puri.The food safety team further seized stale bread and two plastic chopping boards. Officials said they found nine packets of paani puri, five packets of methi leaves, six packets of fried gram weighing around 30 kg, a 30-kg packet of green peas and five packets of moong dal weighing 30 kg each.Earlier last week, inspections at several luxury hotels in Bengaluru reportedly uncovered expired milk and rotten meat. The findings revealed multiple alleged food safety violations, following which the FDA initiated legal proceedings in certain cases.

The inspections are being conducted by teams from the Food Safety Department as authorities step up scrutiny of food establishments across the city.

Special food safety inspections at Karnataka railway stations uncovered expired milk and curd. Food items were found packed in newspapers and stored in unsuitable plastic containers. Hygiene concerns included fungal growth on vegetables and unhygienic conditions at a Bengaluru hotel. Officials detected suspected use of non-permitted colours in food products. Legal action will follow violations found during these intensified food safety drives.

The seizures included 276kg of rotten or mould-affected vegetables, expired dairy and bakery products and used or non-compliant cooking oil.

The move comes amid an intensified food safety enforcement campaign in Bengaluru, where inspections of hotels and other food establishments have uncovered expired and spoiled food, unhygienic kitchens and other violations.

Mysuru: Karnataka's food safety authorities have intensified inspections across hotels, restaurants and other food establishments, seizing more than 1,000 kg of allegedly unsafe food items in recent operations across the state. The crackdown has uncovered expired food, rotten vegetables, fungal contamination and violations related to meat storage and hygiene.Mysuru Hotels Face ActionThe latest inspections were conducted across Mysuru on Saturday, August 15, as officials stepped up checks at hotels and resorts.At the Rio Meridian Hotel, food safety officials seized 9 kg of chicken after finding that it had crossed its expiry date. At the Grand Mercure Hotel, another 68 kg of meat was confiscated, while officials seized 4 kg of mushrooms from Q Star Hotel.#Mangaluru: #KFC outlet raided and sealed after complaint of stale chickenHealth and food safety officials conducted a surprise raid on a KFC outlet at City Centre Mall on KS Rao Road in Mangaluru on August 15, 2026, following a customer complaint about an online order of… pic.twitter.com/8cXYMoNGtr— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) August 16, 2026 According to The Times of India, inspections at three resorts in Mysuru and Nanjangud taluks also resulted in three notices being issued.Officials collected five food samples for laboratory testing, including two legal samples and three survey samples. Around 16 kg of expired and perishable food was also discarded during the inspections.Mangaluru KFC Raided After Consumer ComplaintThe food safety crackdown also extended to Mangaluru, where officials conducted a surprise inspection at a KFC outlet at City Centre on K.S. Rao Road following a consumer complaint.According to The Times of India, a customer had complained that a Chicken Peri Peri Leg ordered online tasted stale and was unfit for consumption.Officials inspected the outlet's kitchen, storeroom, cold storage, deep freezer and cooked and fried chicken stock. Food samples were collected and sent for laboratory analysis, while the outlet's godown was sealed.Reports also flagged concerns over frozen chicken stock carrying older packing dates. Further action against the outlet is expected to depend on the laboratory test results.Statewide Crackdown On Food Safety ViolationsThe inspections are part of a wider campaign by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration Department following similar enforcement drives in Bengaluru and other parts of the state.According to India Today, recent inspections have resulted in the seizure of expired and unsafe food products from several establishments. Business Today reported that more than 1,000 kg of unsafe food items have been seized during the ongoing statewide operations.Authorities have been examining issues including expired food products, poor hygiene, improper storage of meat and other food safety violations.After Maharashtra, Karnataka Enforces HFSS Food Ban In Schools, Colleges & Within 50-Metre Radius From Today | Video Lab Results AwaitedWith inspections continuing across Karnataka, officials are expected to take further action based on laboratory reports and the findings of individual establishments.The latest drive has placed hotels, restaurants, resorts and other food outlets under increased scrutiny as authorities seek to ensure compliance with food safety standards and protect consumers from potentially unsafe food.

The Karnataka Health Department has detected expired food ingredients and other raw materials in the kitchen of a private hospital in Bengaluru during a food safety inspection, officials said.During the inspection, officials found several expired items stored in containers, including rava, icing sugar, maida and bakery products. Four packets of mixture and nine packets of paani puri were also found to be past their expiry date, they said.Health department raids Apollo hospital canteen in Bengaluru, finds expired food items like Rava, iceing sugar &. maida. Stale bread found & misbranded products also recovered during searches. pic.twitter.com/Uuk0Kh7wOM— Deepak Bopanna (@dpkBopanna) August 13, 2026 The food safety team additionally seized stale bread and identified two plastic chopping boards. Among the other items found were five packets of methi leaves, six 30-kg packets of fried gram, a 30-kg packet of green peas and five 30-kg packets of moong dal.Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader said food safety checks would be conducted across establishments without distinction, emphasising that safeguarding public health was the priority.Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hotel Amarpreet’s Licence Suspended After FDA Finds Stale FoodHis statement came as officials from the Food Safety Division of the Food Safety and Drug Administration conducted inspections at multiple establishments in Bengaluru, including the hospital kitchen.The inspections were undertaken following the minister's directions to assess compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.The department has directed food business operators to adhere strictly to the prescribed regulations and warned that violations would invite stringent action.

Several other expired food products were also recovered, including four packets of mixture and nine packets of paani puri.

Karnataka health officials found serious food safety violations during inspections in Bengaluru, including cockroaches at a restaurant inside the Legislators House near Vidhana Soudha.

Recent inspections revealed expired food and poor hygiene in Bengaluru kitchens. Mumbai also saw increased enforcement targeting food outlets and warehouses. These violations highlight systemic issues throughout the food supply chain. Luxury hotels are not exempt from these critical food safety concerns. Effective monitoring and follow-up are essential for ensuring consumer safety.

India's food safety regulators have uncovered widespread adulteration and hygiene issues. Rotten meat and expired milk were found in five-star hotel kitchens across Bengaluru. Maharashtra's investigations revealed milk adulterated with soybean oil and fake paneer. Seizures of substandard edible oils and chemicals also occurred in multiple states. These crackdowns highlight systemic problems within the nation's food supply chain.

Bengaluru, Aug 10: The Food safety officials, who have been on a drive against the unsafe food supply in Bengaluru restaurants have unearthed rotten meat, fish, vegetables in many high end hotels and restaurants, including five star hotels of Bengaluru city.For the last three days, the Food Department officials have been on the drive and have destroyed large quantities of such stale food stored in the cold storages, including fish and meat stored for over an year in the cold storages.#WATCH | Karnataka | Food Safety Department conducted inspections at hotels in Bengaluru. Following are the seizure and disposal details:1. Hotel Sky, UB City- Rotten Chicken/Beef – 45 kg- Vegetable Cutlet – 6 kg- Used Cooking Oil – 15 litres- Total food articles: 51 kg… pic.twitter.com/QYzsynq69J— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026 Food Department Commissioner Srinivas said that fish could be stored maximum for one month in the cold storages, but in a restaurant at UB City Mall, the fish was stored for more than one year, which is not fit for consumption. Even the chicken and mutton have expiry dates and have been stored for more than the expiry date. In some restaurants, it is found that the restaurant staff change the manufacturing and expiry date stickers every week and keep it till it is used. ``We have sent such suspected food for laboratory analysis and those food materials found to be stale have been destroyed,'' he said.Bengaluru Techie Missing From Shivaganga Hills; Police Search Underway With DronesThe raids started from Saturday evening, when the officials raided five star hotels like Lalit Ashok, Shangri La, Four Seasons, Vivanta Whitefield, Radison Bule and Vivanta Yeshwantpur. The officials found either stale or expired vegetables and meat in all the hotels.On Sunday, the raids continued on high end pubs and eateries around MG Road, including a few restaurants in the UB City mall. The officials said that in Hotel Sky, they had recovered 45 kg of rotten chicken and beef, along with 6 kg cutlet and 15 liters of used oil.Also Watch:In Royal Chain hotels, they recovered 50 kg rotten duck meat, 5kg fish and similar rotten food materials in other restaurants too, the food officials said. Apart from destroying the stale food, the department has issued show cause notice to all the restaurants, as to why their licenses should not be terminated.

Food safety regulations are having a moment in Maharashtra and Karnataka, with enforcement efforts stepping up significantly. Officials stumbled upon unlicensed vendors and alarming levels of unsanitary conditions, including rotten meat and expired dairy products. In Bengaluru, hotels are facing consequences for issues like poor labeling and inadequate food storage. Authorities are bolstering checks following numerous public complaints about food quality.

The latest inspections, carried out on Sunday, covered a number of hotels and pubs, where officials found food items that were either unfit for consumption or seized as part of the drive.

The latest inspections, carried out on Sunday, covered a number of hotels and pubs, where officials found food items that were either unfit for consumption or seized as part of the drive.

The Food Safety Department's fresh round of inspections in Bengaluru has led to the seizure of over 132 kg of food articles, including rotten chicken and beef, with a UB City kitchen shut down after fungus-infected meat was found on the premises.

Bengaluru food safety officials intensified inspections, seizing 132kg of food and 15 litres of used oil. Rotten meat, fish, and vegetables were found at several establishments during these inspections. Skyee Lounge's kitchen was closed due to unhygienic conditions and the presence of rotten food. Expired milk and curd were also discovered, leading to further disposals. This action follows increased inspections due to numerous complaints about food quality and safety.

The action came a day after the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) found large quantities of stale meat and vegetables during inspections at several star hotels in Bengaluru. 

The inspection drive targeted premium hospitality establishments across the city, with officials saying the exercise was intended to ensure that even the state's most prestigious hotels comply with food safety regulations and hygiene standards.

The inspections found expired food, fungal growth on vegetables, improper handling and violations of FSSAI labelling norms.

The inspections found expired food, fungal growth on vegetables, improper handling and violations of FSSAI labelling norms.

The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department's Food Safety Wing has launched action against several three-star and five-star hotels in Bengaluru after a special inspection drive uncovered multiple food safety violations.

The inspection drive targeted premium hospitality establishments across the city, with officials saying the exercise was intended to ensure that even the state's most prestigious hotels comply with food safety regulations and hygiene standards.

According to the department, 30 teams inspected 26 hotels and collected 35 food samples for laboratory analysis

Karnataka food department officials seized substandard food products during inspections across 5-Star hotels in Bengaluru. The raids revealed various food safety violations, including expired products and improper handling.

Officials in a press release stated to “initiate legal action wherever violations are detected.” Minister of Health and Family Welfare U.T. Khader told reporters earlier in the day “If big ones are checked, others will be on alert.”

The inspection drive targeted premium hospitality establishments across the city, with officials saying the exercise was intended to ensure that even the state's most prestigious hotels comply with food safety regulations and hygiene standards.

The inspection drive targeted premium hospitality establishments across the city, with officials saying the exercise was intended to ensure that even the state's most prestigious hotels comply with food safety regulations and hygiene standards.

The inspections found expired food, fungal growth on vegetables, improper handling and violations of FSSAI labelling norms.

The inspections found expired food, fungal growth on vegetables, improper handling and violations of FSSAI labelling norms.