The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) food safety department sealed the Das Pendawala outlet in Subhanpura after a customer allegedly found fungus in kaju katri purchased from the shop.The civic body also issued notices to four food traders during inspections at 10 food establishments across the city.
According to VMC officials, food safety teams inspected establishments in T.P. 13-Chhani, Navayard, near Chhayapuri Railway Station, Bhayli, Subhanpura and Novino-Tarsali Road.During the drive, officials collected four suspected food samples — kheeru, kaju katri with silver leaf, kesar prasadi penda and Mysore masala dosa — and sent them to a laboratory for analysis.
The action against Das Pendawala followed a customer complaint. The customer had purchased four 250-gram packets of kaju katri from Anatray and Grand Sons (Das Penda) in Subhanpura to gift to a doctor. The customer allegedly found fungus in the sweets after opening the packets.VMC officials later inspected the outlet and collected samples of the suspected kaju katri, silver-leaf kaju katri and kesar prasadi penda. The premises were also found to be unhygienic. The outlet was issued a notice and subsequently sealed.
During an inspection of Madhuram Sweet and Farsan in T.P. 13-Chhani, officials found misbranded food items and issued a notice to the trader. Ambika Caterers in Navayard and the BigBasket warehouse near Chhayapuri Railway Station were also issued Schedule-4 notices.
Meanwhile, under the Tobacco Act, VMC officials fined four traders in Bhayli — Khodiyar Enterprise, Sai Khushi Chaat Bhandar, Amrutam Chaat and Rajwadi Chai — ₹200 each, collecting a total fine of ₹800.In another incident, a customer who ordered idli from Trinity Cafe in Alkapuri alleged that a dead fly was found in the sambhar parcel after reaching home. The customer returned to the cafe and showed the parcel to the staff.
Further action in the matter was not immediately known.