22 restaurants served notices in Vizag
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Officials from the Food Safety Department have served notices to 22 restaurants and resorts for not sustaining hygiene and never implementing COVID-19 security protocol correctly, in town.
The groups have carried out inspections of a number of meals zones since October 16 to examine how far the managements are following security precautions in the pandemic.
According to GVMC Food Safety Officer G.V. Appa Rao, restaurants had been issued a strict Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be adopted for collective good in the wake of COVID-19. The restaurants had been instructed to get their employees examined and acquire a bodily health certificates. The employees ought to put on masks, gloves, head-caps and aprons whereas on responsibility, and tables must be sanitised at common intervals. The restaurants had been instructed to additionally observe distancing whereas seating clients, and to keep away from overcrowding.
“Apart from these, the restaurants should check the temperatures of each guest and provide hand sanitizers. They should also maintain a register and note the details of customers. However, a number of rules are not being followed at many restaurants,” he mentioned.
Mr. Appa Rao mentioned that the sanitary situations in kitchens at virtually 60% of restaurants that they inspected was poor. Maintenance of drains and pest management can be unhealthy, he mentioned.
“Some restaurants like the one which we raided on Thursday, were ready to serve stale meat. When we enquired about it, the management said that they were yet to dispose it of,” he mentioned.
After serving notices, we’ve requested the restaurants to rectify and reply inside two weeks. Food samples from some resorts had been despatched to laboratories. After studies, we’ll take motion as per regulation, he mentioned.
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