Mangalore is widely regarded as one of the cleanest cities in India. Nevertheless, doubts will be raised if someone makes this statement about the hygienic scenario existing in the hotels in Port city.
Shabby, unkempt, untidy premises and unhygienic cooking practices are the common scene in most of the hotels.
Month old cooking oil
On visiting different hotel kitchens, City Herald found that neither do the cooks wear an overcoats nor do they cover their heads while cooking.
The servers should wash their hands properly and the nails should be cut. However, in majority of the kitchens, these common guidelines are not following.
Speaking to City herald, a cook in a hotel admits that using the used cooking oils is common in all hotels in the city.
The Expert’s Thought: In hotel Industry, Hygiene ranks first priority. Better hygiene practices ensures less food poisoning incidents, food contamination and food borne illness.
April 17th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
It is the govt/ concerned legislative responsibilities to draw SOP’s and GMP’s and provide stringent follow up HACCP procedures.
April 18th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
it is not depends on place eg.. mangalore or bangalore..instead depends on management of that particular hotel..
April 19th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
As very rightly said by Nazee hygiene doesnt have to depend on place ,its a basic practice and obligation of a restaurant/hotel towards the guests that they get safe food in clean and hygienic environmnet ,but with this new FSSAI things gonna change for sure.
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:36 pm
rightly said by Nazee, this practice might be followed in other cities as well…but good that you have highlighted this issue!
May 4th, 2012 at 6:52 am
It is the attitude of the Hotel owners that make the difference. The Mangalore hotels owners, through their association are strongly opposing the new registration policy of the FSSAI regulation, while other district associations (may be except Udipi!) are not so vehemently opposing!
June 5th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Guess the situation in other parts of India are no longer different.Then why single out Mangalore.
June 5th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
If people are willing to take such foods in such places, what the management will do. Until there is people opposition to such practices, no govt. or no act will help them. Hygiene is to be practiced from the house where he lives. People should be educated on the best hygiene practices and it will intern will become a mass movement and then things will start changing.
June 5th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
It looks a fan for the waiters whose prior knowldege is minimal. But for educated managers of such institutions, it is an encouraging act, because they don’t want their customers leave theirinstitution with dissaisfaction.
June 5th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Any special consideration like Age, Gender, religious Affiliation or race? what level of management?
June 5th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
Hi,
i m looking for a Hygiene , environment and sanitation manager ,
thank you for your consideration ,
with many thanks and kindest regads
June 5th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
I would like to kbow thw name of the hotels reffered by Priya as I go often to Mangalore
June 5th, 2012 at 5:21 pm
It is time that FSSAI standards & guidelines are enforced by the respective civic bodies like city corporations in right earnest in order to protect the gullible consumers against potentially dangerous food poisoning outbreaks due to poor hygienic standards in such eating joints.Well, I reside in Mysore & unfortunately the situation is no better here either though Mysore is rated very highly in terms of cleanliness standards.