Food Safety Department Seals Warehouses at Hoskote and Gottigere Indira Canteen

Food safety officials have sealed a quick commerce platform's warehouse in Hoskote taluk and a storage unit at an Indira Canteen in Gottigere following special inspection drives across Bengaluru Rural and Urban districts. The inspections, carried out by the Food Safety division of the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, targeted food quality, storage, labelling, and handling practices, revealing safety violations at multiple facilities.

The special drive covered the quick commerce warehouse in Hoskote, alongside the main kitchens and food preparation units of Indira Canteens located in Gottigere, Lingarajapuram, and Singasandra. Officials conducted the checks under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and relevant Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations.

At the Hoskote warehouse in Bengaluru Rural, inspectors discovered multiple infractions, including non-compliant labelling, misbranding, and unhygienic food handling and storage conditions that breached FSSAI standards. Citing the poor storage and handling practices, authorities sealed the entire warehouse facility under applicable FSSAI provisions.

Parallel inspections at three Indira Canteens in Bengaluru Urban revealed similar issues. Officials found non-compliant labelling, misbranding, and unhygienic food handling across the Gottigere, Lingarajapuram, and Singasandra locations. Due to unhygienic handling and storage conditions, the warehouse facility attached to the Gottigere Indira Canteen was sealed.

Following the findings, the department issued formal notices to the food business operators running all three canteen facilities. The Food Safety division has also recommended filing legal cases against the operators before their respective Adjudicating Officers to address the statutory violations.

As part of the enforcement drive, officials collected multiple samples of raw ingredients and prepared meals from the Indira Canteens. The seized items included pulses, turmeric powder, cooking oil, jaggery, salt, sugar, and various prepared food items. All samples have been forwarded to designated food testing laboratories for analysis to verify compliance with food safety standards.