HYDERABAD: Food safety officers of GHMC inspected a supermarket in Rainbow Vistas Rock Garden (RVRG) in Kukaptally following a complaint that it was selling expired dairy products. The officials took samples of expired cheese and other food materials.
Moosapet food safety officer S Niharika said, “Based on the complaint from one of the residents we inspected the supermarket. The victim said he had consumed expired lassi sold by the supermarket and fell sick. During the inspection, we noticed that storage area is prone to rats. There are no racks, which is mandatory as per the act. We also found cockroaches.”
She added, “We have sent samples of lassi and paneer for testing. The supermarket has an FSSAI license, but didn’t display it. They haven’t displayed the trade licence either. We have received complaints earlier from the residents on the issue.”
Kukatpally police station inspector Narsinga Rao said, “We received the complaint and forwarded it to food safety officers. As per Food Safety Act and judgment given by the high court, they are the competent authorities to investigate the case.”
The supermarket’s cluster manager Srinivasa Reddy said, “We have been doing regular pest control. We killed several rats earlier. The staff have been told to be on alert on the expiry date issue. We have been following all food safety guidelines.”
