Kolkata Municipal Corporation's Food Safety Department Raids Sealdah Station Area, Food Thrown Out Over Allegedly Substandard Turmeric

**Kolkata: To protect the health of passengers, the Food Safety Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation conducted a drive in the Sealdah Station area. Officials of the department raided various food shops near the station and inspected the quality of food and hygiene standards. During this drive, complaints arose that one shop was using substandard turmeric in curry and singara. After this, representatives of the Food Safety Department threw away those food items.**

It is known that thousands of people travel through the Sealdah Station area every day. Many people, while commuting for work or on long-distance trains, depend on the food shops near the station. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is not willing to take any risk regarding the quality of food sold at those shops. This special drive was carried out keeping in mind the health safety of passengers.

During the drive, officials of the Food Safety Department visited several food shops in the station area. The ingredients used to prepare food, cooking methods and hygiene standards were examined. At that time, a complaint came to light that one shop was using substandard turmeric in its curry and singara. Based on the complaint, the department's representatives considered those food items unfit for sale and threw them away.

The incident caused a stir among the food shops in the station area. Keeping the health of ordinary passengers in mind, it is believed that similar drives may be conducted in the days ahead.

Notably, questions are often raised about the quality of food at roadside shops and food outlets in station areas. In particular, complaints about the use of substandard ingredients and food preparation in unhygienic surroundings increase public concern. Therefore, the civic body's initiative is believed to be aimed at alerting traders to maintain food quality and follow food safety rules.

It remains to be seen how strongly the Food Safety Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will tighten its monitoring of other food shops in the Sealdah Station area in the days to come.