The canteen failed on several hygiene and food safety parameters
Inspectors found “27 non-compliant parameters and 14 active critical hazards” during the audit on Oct 3, initiated directly by Student Activity Council (SAC) after complaints over “food quality, sanitary issues, and students falling ill”. The report, a copy of which is with TOI, states the audit was conducted by “licensed food inspectors Dilip Thakkar and Bhaskar Sharma , authorised by the deputy registrar and witnessed by boys’ and girls’ hostel wardens”. Students too submitted photographic evidence of “foreign contaminants hidden inside dining hall meals, ranging from insects and stones to plastic pieces and debris”. Out of the 42 parameters evaluated, only seven met basic safety standards, resulting in an average “rating of 0.64 on a 5-point scale,” states the report. “Cooking activities should not be done on the floor level,” the report states. Grease-slicked dining floors caused auditors to record that “inspecting auditors slipped four-five times”.
Ahmedabad: NID Ahmedabad campus’s mess and ‘BMW’ canteen have failed an independent food safety and hygiene audit, with the report giving the verdict: ‘Fail: critical hazard detected’. The report states that raw ingredients were placed and cooking took place on the floor level. The audit found open food packets almost everywhere in storage, kitchen and dining area. No running hot water arrangement was found in the dishwashing areas and utensils and tableware were being washed using detergent meant for clothes and dusters. Staff mattresses were found stored inside active cooking areas; all fire extinguishers had expired. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad
