Kolkata, Sep 4 (PTI) Food safety officials have detected major irregularities at 1,525 food establishments across West Bengal during a two-day inspection drive and took action against several restaurants, sweet shops and food-processing units, an official said on Friday.
Officials raided seven well-known restaurants in the posh Park Street area in central Kolkata on Friday and checked their food stock and refrigeration systems.
The authorities visited 906 eateries on the first day of the drive on Wednesday and 824 on the second. They found varied degrees of irregularities in 1,525 of those 1,730 establishments.
They sealed 13 restaurants and cancelled licences of five others during the past two days. Proceedings for punitive action against another 17 establishments are underway, an official said.
A total of 901 food samples were collected from different parts of the state for testing.
According to the data shared by the health department, South 24 Parganas district reported the highest number of irregularities, with 215 establishments found violating food safety norms. Of these, 153 were in Diamond Harbour, a large town beside the Hooghly river.
Other districts where significant violations were detected include North 24 Parganas (128), Purba Bardhaman (129), Kolkata (96), including several eateries in Park Street and in Tapsia areas.
The official said action was taken against several well-known establishments following inspections. PTI SUS NN
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