Mumbai’s iconic Cafe Mondegar is the latest eatery to face food safety action by Team Tukaram Mundhe. The licences of Mondegar and three other popular restaurants in the financial capital have been suspended by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after inspections exposed serious food safety and hygiene lapses.
Located in Colaba, Mondegar faced food safety inspections on Saturday. During the inspection, serious deficiencies emerged in safety and hygiene. Proper methods were also not adhered to for thawing food and cooling cooked food.
The FDA said in a release that the lapses included a failure to store hot food at above 60 degrees Celsius and cold storage below 5 degrees Celsius. The four eateries were found in violation of Schedule 4 of the Food Safety and Standards Act that prescribes mandatory hygiene and sanitation rules. Those facing action are among the 38 food establishments inspected in the metropolis ahead of the festive season. As many as 47 food samples were collected during the inspections, including those of milk, khoya, and ghee.
Sanitation and other issues, the FDA said, exposed the restaurant to a risk of cross-contamination.
