Published Oct 15, 2026 | 11:18 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 15, 2026 | 11:18 AM
Licences of seven establishments are suspended and FSSAI directed them to stop operations immediately.
Food safety officials in Telangana have found rotten vegetables, fungal contamination, cockroach and housefly infestations, and improper food storage during inspections of 20 restaurants in Nalgonda, Suryapet and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts.
The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) suspended the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licences of seven of these establishments and directed them to stop operations immediately.
These included People Combine Hospitality LLP’s 7 Midway Plaza in Nalgonda, Ammachethi Vanta in Narketpally, Tanuja Hotels and Sri Mamatha Lodge and Restaurant in Suryapet, Sri Aadhya Grand Family Restaurant in Malkapur, AVR Group of Hotels’ Sangam Hotel in Choutuppal, and Highway Hospitality in Suryapet.
Hotel Sai Priya Family Restaurant in Nakrekal, Nalgonda district, was separately ordered to stop operations for functioning without an FSSAI licence under unhygienic conditions.
Officials found a damaged kitchen floor with stagnant water, unhygienic refrigerators, rotten vegetables, a foul smell in the kitchen and food handlers working without hairnets and aprons. The restaurant also lacked records relating to food handlers’ health and pest control.
The authority said the violations would invite further regulatory action under the applicable food safety requirements.
TG SAFE said improvement notices will be issued to eight other establishments to rectify the deficiencies found.
These included Little Village at Cheekatigudem, Vivera Hotel at Gopalayapalli and Dharasutha Foods at Peddakaparthy village in Nalgonda district; Hotel Sai Krishna and Sri Tirumala Grand in Suryapet; Hotel Vintage and Vintage Cafe at Cherlapally; People Combine Hospitality LLP’s 7 Midway Plaza in Suryapet; and Sangam Hotel at Malkapur in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
Show-cause notices were also issued to five establishments: Hotel Sai Priya Family Restaurant at Nakrekal, Vivera Pvt Ltd at Narketpally, Village Organic Kitchen at Koyalagudem on NH-65, Orissa Dhaba (Old) at Chityala, and Minerva Coffee Shop and Blue Fox Restaurant at Vattimarthy village.
The inspections were conducted by 10 enforcement teams comprising food safety officers and police personnel as part of a special drive. Several of the establishments were located along National Highway 65, a key route connecting Hyderabad and Vijayawada.
According to a press note issued by TG SAFE, officials collected 20 food samples on suspicion of adulteration. The teams also found unhygienic kitchen conditions, damaged flooring, stagnant water, greasy exhaust systems and missing records relating to pest control and the health of food handlers.
Among the establishments inspected, People Combine Hospitality LLP’s 7 Midway Plaza at Peddakaparthy village in Nalgonda district was found to have cockroach infestation and pests in food articles, including moong dal. Officials also reported greasy and unhygienic refrigerators, open dustbins, rusted food preparation equipment and the storage of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food together.
At Ammachethi Vanta, also known as Anjana Tiffins, in Narketpally, officials found rotten carrots, baby corn and capsicum. Food articles, including cashew nuts and gram flour, showed fungal contamination. The inspection also revealed greasy kitchen walls and exhaust systems, broken tiles and unclean grinders and other equipment.
At Sri Aadhya Grand Family Restaurant on NH-65 at Malkapur in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, inspectors found approximately four litres of used cooking oil that was extremely dark and contained over-roasted food particles. The kitchen also had dead and live houseflies, cockroaches and rodents. Officials reported expired and unlabelled food articles, foul odours from refrigerators and the storage of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food together.
At AVR Group of Hotels’ Sangam Hotel in Choutuppal, inspectors found leftover chicken pieces from biryani, expired food articles, rat droppings over food articles and cut drumsticks with fungal infestation. Prepared food was also being kept on newspaper.
Highway Hospitality at Rayanigudem village in Suryapet district was found storing edible ice cubes alongside raw meat, creating a risk of cross-contamination. Semi-prepared and marinated food stored in refrigerators was found without labels. Officials also reported broken flooring and rusty iron stands in the grinding area.
At Tanuja Hotels in Suryapet, inspectors found rotten tomatoes and lemons, cockroach and housefly infestations, broken and slippery kitchen flooring, and drains filled with food particles that emitted a foul smell. Workers were not wearing head caps and gloves, and their health records were not maintained.
TG SAFE said the special enforcement drive was aimed at identifying food safety violations and ensuring compliance among restaurants operating in the three districts.
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(With inputs from Sumit Jha. Edited by R Rajesh Kumar.)
