Food safety raids at Hyderabad bakery, brewery reveal expired food, pest infestation, hygiene violations

Food safety inspections conducted by the Telangana Food Safety Department at Urban Monk Fine Dine and Baking at LB Nagar Brewery and Meld Haus in Nagola on Wednesday, May 20 revealed serious food hygiene and safety violations | Photo credit: @cfs_telangana on X

Food safety inspections conducted by the Telangana Food Safety Department at a bakery and brewery in Hyderabad’s Nagole area on Wednesday (May 20) revealed serious hygiene and food safety violations, with officials finding pest infestation, expired food products and suspected re-use of cooking oil at two establishments.

According to a press release issued by the department, inspections at Urban Monk Fine Dine and Baking in LB Nagar Brewery and Meld Haus in Nagola revealed numerous violations. Officers found expired and mislabeled food products, improper food storage practices, poor sanitary conditions and suspected re-use of cooking oil on the premises.

In a separate inspection at Ganesh Bangalore Bakery in Subhash Nagar, Karimnagar, food safety authorities scrapped 20 kg of cakes suspected to have been prepared using spoiled eggs | Photo credit: @cfs_telangana on X

In a separate inspection in Karimnagar, officials found serious violations at Ganesh Bangalore Bakery in Subhash Nagar. Food safety officers found 750 damaged eggs that smelled and were infested with houseflies. Authorities also scrapped 20kg of cakes suspected to have been made from spoiled eggs.

“Expired and spoiled food along with suspected reused cooking oil were discarded during spot checks. Enforcement samples were taken from the establishments and sent for laboratory analysis,” the ministry said.

They further added that the necessary measures are being initiated against the affected food business operators in accordance with the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act.

Published – 21 May 2026 0:10 AM IST