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Health Minister turns next food-safety push towards street vendors
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Khader explained that enforcement has already been tightened at hotels, restaurants and similar outlets. Attention now shifts to vendors who cook and serve on the street.
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Health Minister turns next food-safety push towards street vendors
Bengaluru: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader told an Interactive Session on Food Safety hosted by the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bengaluru on 24 September 2026 that the Karnataka Government will widen its food-safety work to street-food vendors. Emphasis will rest on hygiene, public awareness and correct handling methods.
Khader explained that enforcement has already been tightened at hotels, restaurants and similar outlets. Attention now shifts to vendors who cook and serve on the street. The coming drive will address cleanliness while food is prepared and served, safe treatment of ingredients and careful use of cooking oil.
CA K Ravi, President of BCIC, welcomed the continued official interest and said industry must stand beside government if standards and public trust are to rise. He described food safety as a core support for public health, consumer confidence and economic growth rather than a mere rule-book item, adding that joint work is needed to protect citizens and lift sector-wide practice.
BCIC declared its readiness to support the steps the minister outlined through company involvement, awareness campaigns and joint programmes. “Street vendors feed a large share of residents and form a vital slice of the food chain. Inspections alone cannot deliver safety; vendors, handlers, firms and buyers all need more teaching and information,” it said.
Recent weeks have seen heavier inspection activity across Karnataka. Officials say the aim is to guard health and raise compliance without harming honest traders as outlets must meet rules on purity, quality, hygiene and handling. Khader further announced that the state will convene a national gathering of Food Safety Officers and Commissioners in October so that officers from every region can review the national framework.
That meeting should let states swap successful methods, spot weaknesses and decide which rules need tightening. Recommendations for the Centre may follow. Separate reports note that Karnataka also intends an all-India health conclave in Bengaluru during the third week of October, drawing state officers, FSSAI staff and other partners.
The session, arranged by BCIC’s Hospitality, Tourism and Travel Expert Committee, examined hygiene rules, enforcement news, company practice and ways to restore buyer trust.
