Hyderabad: Based on inspections, TG-SAFE officials on Wednesday suspended licences of five sweet-manufacturing units, including G Pulla Reddy Sweets in Sanathnagar, and ordered them to stop operations immediately.
Officials also seized or discarded 3,546.5 kg of food items worth ₹16.86 lakh. At G Pulla Reddy Sweets, 3,133 kg of food articles worth ₹15.03 lakh were seized. Thirteen TG SAFE teams, along with Hyderabad police’s H-FAST, inspected 16 sweet-manufacturing and retail units across the CURE region.
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A TG SAFE official said G Pulla Reddy’s licence was suspended due to “unhygienic conditions” and the presence of expired food items. “These establishments will be reinspected to verify compliance, and further action, including penalties, would be initiated based on the findings,” a TG-SAFE official said. Show-cause notices were issued to seven other establishments, including Karachi Bakery International Pvt Ltd in Timmapur, Rangareddy, while an improvement notice was issued to Sri Shagun Mithai Vatika in Himayathnagar. “We found rotten vegetables, rat faeces, improper storage practices, mislabelled food products and expired food items. The manufacturing and washing areas were unhygienic, and food handlers were not maintaining proper hygiene. The establishment was also operating under an incorrect licence category,” the official added The five units whose licences were suspended are Agra Mithai Ghar Restaurant in Charminar, G Pulla Reddy Sweets in Sanathnagar, Sweetone Ruchulu in Vanasthalipuram, Balaji Sri Kishan Mithai Bhandar in Falaknuma and Hirani Foods (Minerva Sweets) in Kattedan. Officials found several violations, including alleged pest infestation, unhygienic kitchens, expired and mislabelled food products, improper storage and the use of newspapers to cover sweets. Some units were also found operating without valid Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licences. Furthermore, the seven establishments issued show-cause notices were Bharat Baklava in Sanathnagar, Karachi Bakery International in Timmapur, Balaji Sweets in Champapet, Mamatha Sweet House in Secunderabad, SK Foods in Kattedan, Hameedi Confectionaries at MJ Market and Annapurna Caterers in Chudi Bazaar. At Karachi Bakery, TG-SAFE teams found violations related to improper storage and expired food items. “We have categorised these as serious violations, especially the presence of expired items. A penalty will be imposed in the coming days,” the official added. Download the TOI App.