Five Food Businesses Fined Rs 3 Lakh in Kavre for Public Health Violations

Kavrepalanchok. Various food industries, shops, and hotels that tampered with public health in Kavrepalanchok have been penalized. In an inspection conducted on Wednesday in the Bhakundebesi area of Namobuddha Municipality, Kavre, 5 out of 7 businesses inspected were fined a total of 3 lakh rupees.

The inspection, led by the Division Office of Food Technology and Quality Control, Kavrepalanchok, included stakeholders such as the District Administration Office, the Office of Industry and Commerce, Namobuddha Municipality, police, armed police, and the Federation of Journalists.

During the inspection, the most serious negligence was found at Royal M:m & Newari Khaja Ghar located in Namobuddha-7. This eatery had been operating for the past year and a half without registration, and its kitchen was found to be infested with flies and cockroaches.

Furthermore, the team fined the eatery 2.5 lakh rupees after discovering that they were serving unpurified water to customers and using the same chopping board and knife for raw meat and salad.

Similarly, Newari Khaja & Bhancha Ghar in Namobuddha-09 was fined 25,000 rupees. The kitchen there was extremely unhygienic, expired food items were not kept separately, and expired beers and soft drinks were found.

Furthermore, Utsav Chicken House, which was registered for selling meat but also operating as a hotel, was fined 15,000 rupees. The deep freezer at this shop had an incorrect temperature, raw meat and cooked food were stored together, and expired beverages were found.

The inspection team fined Lotus Bakery & Shop and Mata Chandeshwori Sweets Shop 5,000 rupees each. Lotus Bakery was found to be making cakes using expired artificial colors, while Mata Chandeshwori Sweets Shop was found to be repeatedly heating the same oil for use and using a dirty water tank.

Expired soft drinks, beer, artificial colors used in cakes, a packet of spices, and approximately 5 liters of cooking oil that had become unfit for consumption due to repeated heating were immediately destroyed by the team during the inspection.