Karnataka food safety officials issue notices to 5 medical college hostel canteens

Bengaluru: Food safety officials have issued notices to canteens/kitchens operating in five medical college hostels in Karnataka after finding violations during inspections, including expired food items and labelling irregularities, officials said on Saturday.A total of 34 hostel canteens and kitchens at government and private medical colleges were inspected on August 27. Notices were issued to five facilities, while expired food items, including 7 kg rava and 8 litres of milk, were seized. Legal action is being initiated under food… pic.twitter.com/91RUR6gJlu— IANS (@ians_india) August 28, 2026 The development comes after a total of 34 canteens/kitchens operating in the hostels of government and private medical colleges were inspected on August 27, they said.According to the health department, notices have been issued to five canteens/kitchens in connection with deficiencies found during the inspections.Maharashtra FDA Cancels Drug Sale Licences Of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences’ Pune C&F Unit Over Reactin Plus Irregularities During the inspection, labelling-related violations were found at one canteen. Seven kg of expired rava (semolina) and eight litres of milk stored in the kitchen were detected and seized, it said in a statement."In connection with the violations, necessary legal action is being taken against the concerned food business operator by registering a case under the applicable provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act and Rules," it said.The operator will be produced before the competent authority, the Additional District Magistrate, acting as the Adjudicating Officer, for further proceedings, officials added.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Food safety officials issued notices to five medical college canteens in Karnataka. Inspections revealed expired food items and labelling irregularities during recent checks. Seven kilograms of expired rava and eight litres of milk were seized by authorities. Legal action is now being initiated against the concerned food business operator. These checks are part of ongoing food safety enforcement across the state.

The operator will be produced before the competent authority, the Additional District Magistrate, acting as the Adjudicating Officer, for further proceedings, officials added.