Bengaluru food safety inspectors seized 132 kilograms of rotten food and thousands of plastic liquor bottles during inspections of hotels and pubs on Sunday.
The checks, part of a crackdown on food and beverage safety, found food items that were unfit for consumption at several establishments. Officials confiscated 132 kilograms of such food in total.
Separately, the inspectors discovered bottles of VAT 69 whisky and Smirnoff vodka with markings showing they were made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Under regulations, PET bottles used for liquor must bear a mandatory 'recycled' symbol. The seized bottles lacked that symbol, leading to their confiscation. The exact number of bottles was not specified, but officials described them as being in the thousands.
The raids covered a number of hotels and pubs across Bengaluru. Officials did not name the establishments or say whether any penalties had been imposed. The drive underscored the authorities' focus on enforcing packaging and food quality standards in the city.
Further details, including the fate of the seized items and any legal action, were not immediately available.