{
  "id": 293475,
  "title": "Rotten meat, fungus on veggies: Bengaluru's 3-star, 5-star hotels in soup over food safety violations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/rotten-meat-fungus-on-veggies-bengalurus-3-star-5-star-hotels-in-soup",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-08T04:01:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rotten-meat-fungus-on-veggies-bengalurus-3-star-5-star-hotels-in-soup-over-food-safety-violations-101786159259029.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bengaluru's upscale hotels are facing scrutiny from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) department over multiple food safety violations. A special inspection drive conducted across 26 hotels revealed issues such as improper storage of food, fungal growth on vegetables, and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items. Seized items included rotten meat, chicken, fish, and expired bakery products. The FDA has issued notices to the Food Business Operators (FBOs) and plans to initiate adjudication proceedings under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This action follows a rise in public complaints about poor food quality and hygiene, leading the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department to form 30 special teams for surprise inspections at hotels, restaurants, and food outlets.",
  "summary": "Several luxury hotels in Bengaluru are currently facing scrutiny from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) department due to multiple food safety violations. These violations include unhygienic storage, fungal growth on vegetables, and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items. The FDA's Food Safety Wing has launched a special inspection drive across 26 hotels, uncovering issues such as the use of rotten meat, chicken, fish, and expired bakery products. The regulatory body has sent notices to the concerned Food Business Operators (FBOs) and will initiate adjudication proceedings under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department has also constituted 30 special teams to conduct surprise inspections at hotels, restaurants, and food outlets across the state in response to a rise in complaints over poor food quality, hygiene, and food safety violations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}