Patna: Bihar’s Health Department has stepped up inspections of food establishments across Patna to enforce hygiene standards and ensure the availability of safe food. During recent checks, officials seized and destroyed burnt cooking oil, stale food, spoiled sweets and other products, while issuing improvement notices and taking action against outlets found violating food safety regulations.
The inspections were conducted under the directions of Food Safety Commissioner Kumar Ravi. Authorities also identified unhygienic kitchens, expired ingredients and establishments operating without mandatory food business licences.
Several outlets were directed to rectify deficiencies within 14 days, while Daisy Sweets and Tripti Mishtanna Bhandar were shut down for operating without the required licences. Action was also initiated to shut down Pannalal Karkhana over licensing violations.
Quality Corner: Spoiled sweets and burnt oil destroyed
During an inspection at Quality Corner on Montessori School Lane, Boring Road, officials destroyed 10kg of chhena sweets, 2.5 litres of burnt cooking oil and 3kg of other sweets. The total value of the destroyed items was estimated at Rs 7,635.
Samples of chhena and khoa were collected for laboratory testing.
The inspection also revealed an unhygienic kitchen, a damaged floor, soiled walls, an uncovered dustbin and an open drain. The establishment was issued an improvement notice directing it to rectify the deficiencies within 14 days.
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Plaza Sweets and Chaat: Contaminated ingredients found
At Plaza Sweets and Chaat on Buddha Marg, officials destroyed 2 litres of burnt cooking oil, 4kg of refined flour (maida) and 5 litres of discoloured sugar syrup.
Samples of sattu, coriander powder and various spices were collected for testing. The establishment was issued an improvement notice after officials found that it did not possess the mandatory licence required to operate a food business.
Paneer and Snacks Corner: Expired baking powder seized
An inspection at Paneer and Snacks Corner on Fraser Road resulted in the destruction of 10 litres of burnt refined oil, 30 stale samosas valued at Rs 660 and packets of expired baking powder.
Officials found that the outlet held a licence for selling food products but did not have the manufacturing licence required to produce food items. A sample of paneer was collected and sent to a laboratory for testing, and a 14-day improvement notice was issued.
At the establishment’s production unit near Dakbungalow, officials seized and destroyed expired baking powder comprising 30 packets and two 100-gram packets. The items were valued at Rs 1,340.
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Apna Litti Dukan: Paneer and used oil destroyed
During an inspection at Apna Litti Dukan in Malahi Pakri, officials destroyed 7.5kg of paneer and 10 litres of congealed or burnt cooking oil.
A sample of besan was also collected and sent to a food laboratory for testing.
Dairy units face action over sweets and other products
At Gopal Patna Dairy in Munna Chak, Kankarbagh, officials seized 30kg of rasgullas valued at Rs 7,500 and 15kg of chhena valued at Rs 1,500.
They also seized 360kg of old, rusted tin containers, estimated to be worth Rs 2,52,000.
At A.K. Dairy Products in Kurkuri, officials seized 96kg of chhena sweets valued at Rs 24,000, 155kg of gulab jamun worth Rs 38,750, 148kg of chhena valued at Rs 13,320 and 21kg of peda worth Rs 7,350. The total value of the seized food products was reported at Rs 83,420.
Samples of chhena sweets, paneer, rasgulla, peda and dahi were collected for laboratory testing.
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Two sweet shops shut over licensing violations
During an inspection at Daisy Sweets in Naya Tola, officials destroyed 15 litres of used cooking oil valued at Rs 1,750 and 6kg of sweets worth Rs 3,000.
The establishment was shut down for operating without the mandatory food business licence. Samples of besan laddoos and another variety of sweet were also collected.
Tripti Mishtanna Bhandar was similarly shut down because it did not possess the required food licence.
Sandwich outlet issued 14-day notice
An inspection at a sandwich outlet on Road No. 4 in Rajiv Nagar led to the destruction of 10 litres of used cooking oil.
Officials identified several deficiencies, including a damaged floor, failure to display the food licence, inadequate pest control measures and the absence of health certificates for staff members.
Samples of paneer and other food items were collected for laboratory testing. The outlet was issued a 14-day improvement notice to address the shortcomings.
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Action initiated against Pannalal Karkhana
At Pannalal Karkhana in the AG Colony area of Vijayanagar, officials destroyed 2kg of Doda Barfi, valued at approximately Rs 1,200.
The inspection revealed poor hygiene and the absence of health certificates for staff members. Authorities initiated action to shut down the establishment after finding that it lacked the necessary licence for its business operations.
The inspections form part of the Health Department’s efforts to enforce food safety standards and address hygiene and licensing violations at food establishments across Patna.
