Much to its dismay, the officials found that putrid vegetables and poor quality groceries were being used to prepare the dishes, boiled rice was stored in the refrigerator and reusing cooking oil. They also took note of the shoddy hygiene and sub-standard sanitary conditions at the hotel.
Speaking to the media, Mr. Rao asserted to have received a series of emails in which the devotees complained of having taken ill after consuming food at the hotel, identified as Balaji Bhavan.
The raid was conducted to ascertain the facts and validate the authenticity of the complaints, he said and added that any deviations in the quality of food served to the pilgrims would not be tolerated. All the hotels should strictly adhere to the prescribed standards and the health of the pilgrims was paramount.
Later he along with the FSSAI Director Purnachandra Rao also flagged off a mobile lab âFood Safety on Wheelsâ to test and ensure that high standards of food and drinking water were maintained at all the eateries in the temple town.
