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Bengal food raids seize rotten meat and milk
The Hindu··3 Sept
West Bengal food safety officials seized rotten meat, sour milk and spoiled dairy as Consumer Protection Week began on September 1, 2026. At a Madhyamgram mall, officers found fungal meat in refrigerators and cancelled almost all food-court licences. Over 40 kg of stale meat came from three Chinese restaurants on EM Bypass. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered wider market checks.
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What It Means For You
- Licences of almost all eateries at the inspected Madhyamgram mall food court were cancelled.
- Notices went to restaurants in Baduria, Dadpur and Kolkata's EM Bypass area.
- Officials advised the public to avoid establishments sealed or served notices during the raids.
What's Happening
- Samples of meat, sauces and cold drinks from the mall were sent for laboratory testing.
- A Salt Lake chaat shop licence was cancelled over contaminated ingredients.
- Raids also covered bakeries in Birbhum, Hooghly and Bardhaman where spoiled eggs and flies in milk were reported.
How the Crackdown Is Framed
- The state began Consumer Protection Week on Tuesday with coordinated food safety inspections.
- Adhikari linked the drive to action against market malpractice, fake flat-booking ads and real estate fraud.
- He told enforcement teams to check weighing scales, missing receipts and artificial price hikes on essentials.
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