Kerala suspends licences of 32 food outlets, destroys 568 litres of used oil, 7,000 snacks

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28 (UNI) The Kerala Food Safety Department has suspended the licences of 32 establishments and destroyed 568 litres of substandard used cooking oil and 7,000 fried snacks prepared under unhygienic conditions during a statewide inspection drive under Operation Thelim 2.0. Health and Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan has said the drive covered 160 snack-making units across the state, with 56 inspection squads deployed from 0300 hours on October 27 to check the quality of cooking oil and ensure compliance with food safety standards. Special equipment was used to assess the quality of used cooking oil at the premises. The…