Namakkal shawarma food poisoning | Food safety officials inspect restaurants in Erode

In Erode district, Food Safety and Drug Administration Dept. has begun inspection of restaurants to check quality of marinated meat items following death of 14-yr-old schoolgirl due to shawarma. Teams led by food safety officers inspected eateries, hotels, restaurants and fast food shops. They checked quality of shawarma, meat and marinated meat, and storage of cooked food in refrigerators. Warned against unhygienic practices and serving cooked food stored for many days. Complaints can be taken up with District Food Safety Dept. on WhatsApp number 9444042322.

In the wake of the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Namakkal district after consumption of shawarma, officials from the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department began inspection of restaurants to check the quality of marinated meat items across Erode district on Tuesday, September 19. 

Teams led by food safety officers inspected eateries, hotels, restaurants and fast food shops functioning in Erode Corporation limits and across the district. Officers said they were checking the quality of shawarma, quality of meat and marinated meat, and whether old and cooked food items were stored in refrigerators.

They said inspection will continue across the district and warned action against shops selling stale or rotten meat items to the customers. They said owners and cooks were warned against unhygienic practices and also against serving cooked food that were stored for many days and served to customers. 

Complaints regarding quality of food, if any, can be taken up with the District Food Safety Department on the WhatsApp number 9444042322, they added.