Consumers are urged to lodge complaints of poor hygiene and quality of food either through the dedicated app or via WhatsApp number 9444042322, Food Safety officials have said.
The State health department has so far collected over ₹10.26 lakh as fine from shops and eateries for selling poor quality meat and other edible items.
During the inspection conducted in eateries across the State since August 28, it was found that 1,572 eateries of the 15,236 outlets which were inspected were serving poor quality meat. Health officials confiscated and destroyed 5,018kg of poor-quality meat. The department had collected ₹8.79 lakh as fine from eateries for selling poor quality meat.