Be Alert: Posh Restaurant Kitchens Lay Unhygienic In Bengaluru, Finds Out BBMP Joint Commissioner

In a shocking revelation, the Joint Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Yelahanka, Mr Sarfaraz Khan and Additional Commissioner, East, Mr K C Yatish Kumar found out on Saturday that many posh restaurants in Bengaluru’s Lavelle Road have absolutely unhygienic kitchen conditions.

 They went on to inspect several restaurants and found that though the exterior and the dining spaces of these restaurants were absolutely spick and span, but the most important areas, where the food gets prepared, are below the levels of standard hygiene.

 Although, these restaurants charge a lot of money for food and are committed to serve clean food to its customers, the BBMP officers witnessed that kabab skewers were kept at places where the employees wash their hands. At one restaurant, they found, rusted knives were being used to cut food items and also meat gets marinated in the backyard, where the employees wash themselves. They also saw all sorts of meat — chicken, mutton, beef and pork — are piled up at a single place, not separately.

Not only this, but the restaurants were also found selling cigarettes, which is not allowed. Besides, they were overcrowded and were playing music louder than permissible limits.
The BBMP imposed heavy fines on some of these restaurants. They are also planning on installing CCTV cameras inside the kitchens of these restaurants so that the customers can view from the dining space how their food is prepared.

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Original story by Joint Commissioner Shri. JC Yelhanka

Dear Friends, Good morning, last Saturday , myself and Mr Yatish , Additional Commissioner, East , inspected couple of posh restaurants of our City on lavalle Road, along with our Health officers , officers from pollution control board and police . Similar inspections were done by all my health officers all cross the city . It was really sad to see that hygiene in the kitchen was bad , the dinning area is extremely clean , but the most impo thing place were we prepare food must be absolutely clean , this hotels charge ,bomb for a meal , they should also have the commitment to give clean food to its customers . Things we observed was kabab skewers are kept were the employees wash there hands and all that calls on the kabab , one guy is using rusted knife , the other one was marinating meat in his backyard were his employees wash themselves , the meat is not kept separate , lamb , beef ,pork or chicken , Almighty knows what the serve us . 

The music should be played within 50 units , most of these hotels have systems which can play upto 99 units , they blast the music in the night and make the neighbours life miserable ( lot of complaints from residents) . 

Cigarettes cannot be sold in this restaurants or displayed , they were doing both .

Hotels Jam packed , over crowded , taking more than there capacity. 

We fined them heavily, one kitchen is closed for three days .

Plastic was used but in reduced quantity, they were booked for that also . 

I have directed my officers to regular conduct inspections and regulate this hotels / restaurants. 

I was also wondering if the kitchens are displayed to the customer in the dinning area through CCTV camera , it will go a long way in public hygiene . 

Thank you

Source: Joint Commissioner JC Yelhanka