After thorough research, It was found in dark selling areas; this case was majorly well-known, reported raid. Gaining wide interest as to what’s been going on behind the scenes of the food operations. On the Zomato owned residents, several photos displayed the chaos of what had occurred.
Multiple health-code violations were crossed, among discoveries of the findings of salmonella from various products. Such as raw peanut butter, maida (refined flour), poha (flattened rice), besan (gram flour), and bajra (pearl millet) worth Rs 30,000 were seized. As well as other items, such as whole farm ragi flour and toor dal worth 52,000, were infested.
They were taking precautions as quickly in action, as to what they had discovered. Not to mention their food license was expired, and not in progress to continue to process and serve food from other reports legally. Alongside not having safe food to digest. It was found on site that the area was very unorganized and unhygienic.
Being unkempt and disorganized, everything around the establishment has been in shambles. Another report stated that cosmetic products were stored with food products. Food handlers were found without headgear, and medical fitness certificates for food handlers weren’t present.
After the investigation of Blinkit’s warehouse in Hyderabad’s Devaryamjal area. Lastly, it stated what was entirely found in the warehouse. It was later reported, as food being found as either expired or past the date of consumption. People who order online and in person were put in danger due to this company’s negligence. After this information was collected about the unsafe food practices of Blinkit.
Notability, Blinkit became a fast commerce arm link of Zomato. The way they kept information from leaking out for so long was that they had deliveries done in dark stores. In and along Indian cities, having in house handlers work warehouse floors. Maintaining secrecy from the public. Situations like these usually happen in low rent places, maintained as a dark store not in the public’s eye.
After deeper findings on the investigation of their food. The food products worth 30k were seized and a notice was sent. The license of Whole Farm Congruence Trade and Services PVT LTD, was not as per the FSS, FSS Actc v regarding the address mentioned on the label.
Notice will be sent and further action will be taken. In the end, they accepted their fault, as there could be no other option for them. Another store a month before this one, was found breaking health code violations. Including having expired food out- of-date products in the south Rameshwaram Cafe area. All found at fault, they admissibly excepted fault as well, due to their negligence.
