Cockroaches, poor hygiene found in kitchens of Bengaluru’s prominent clubs

They also found a lack of medical certificates for staff at the Tennis Club and violations in food labelling at the Vijayanagar Club, Mahalakshmi Layout Club, and Malleswaram Club.

Srinivas K, Commissioner, Food Safety and Drug Administration Department, said they have issued notices to the clubs under the Food Safety and Standards Act and Rules.

“During the inspections, samples of drinking water and used cooking oil which appeared suspicious were collected and sent to the Government Food Laboratory for further analysis. After receipt of the laboratory analysis reports, further legal action will be initiated based on the findings of the reports under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Rules, 2011,” Srinivas said in a statement.

The action followed a series of inspections of kitchens and food storage facilities at five-star hotels, prominent restaurants, and fast food outlets in Bengaluru by the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration.

Here’s what the department officials found at the clubs during the inspections:

1. KSCA Club

Lack of personal hygiene among food handlers, plastic cutting boards, blocked drainage, Toor dal with label violation, unhygienic frozen storage room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food not stored separately, Tilapia fish with no labelling, and lack of hot water at the utensil cleaning area.

2. Bowring Club

Unhygienic conditions and cockroach infestation were observed in the food storage area

3. Century Club

Cockroach infestation and unhygienic and insanitary conditions were observed

4. Catholic Club

Violations in food labelling, cockroach infestation, deficiencies in cleanliness and sanitation, and 10 packets of expired mushroom food products were found

5. Tennis Club

Medical certificates relating to the food handling staff were not available

6. Vijayanagara Club

Violations in food labelling and deficiencies in cleanliness and sanitation were observed

7. Mahalakshmi Layout Club

Violations in food labelling and deficiencies in cleanliness and sanitation were observed

8. Malleshwaram Club

Violations in food labelling, cockroach infestation, and deficiencies in cleanliness and sanitation were observed.