Bengaluru restaurant ordered shut over unhygienic conditions

Bengaluru, Sep 9 (PTI) A restaurant here was ordered to shut on Wednesday over unhygienic conditions, officials said.

The directive followed an inspection by a team from the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department at the establishment on Race Course Road, they said.

“Based on a complaint, South Ruchi in Bengaluru was inspected today. The inspection found several unhygienic conditions, and officials have asked the establishment to shut down,” the department said in a statement.

Several expired food products, including coconut powder, sambar powder, chutney powder, rasam powder and mushrooms, were seized during the inspection, it said.

Mislabelled products, including jaggery powder, millet and ajwain seeds, were also seized, the department

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