Traders knock on politicians’ doors over TG SAFE raids

Hyderabad: Medical shop owners and food establishments, which were indulged in violating rules and regulations facing action by the TG SAFE, have brought pressure on political leaders. While food business establishment owners approached the Hyderabad MIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on continuous searches on hotels, sweet shops and food business establishments suspending licences, medical shop owners met Congress leader Srisailam Yadav in Quthbullapur.

However, the TG SAFE officials on Monday reiterated that the medical shop owners and food business establishments to comply with the TG SAFE rules, which were framed to provide quality food to people to prevent adulteration.

Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday met the Commissioner of the Telangana State Food and Drug Administration (TG SAFE) to discuss the enforcement of food safety and hygiene regulations in the city’s hotels, restaurants, and eateries.

During the meeting, Owaisi requested that the authorities refrain from immediately sealing or suspending establishments that violate regulations, instead, he urged them to first issue “improvement notices.”

Asaduddin Owaisi emphasised that maintaining hygiene in places where people eat is essential, and that everyone shares a responsibility to ensure the public does not fall ill to a point, he noted, that business owners also acknowledge. He requested that hotels failing to meet hygiene standards be given an “improvement notice,” allowing them one week to rectify the issues.

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