New Delhi The AIIMS administration has decided to shut down a mess and a cafe in two hostels from Tuesday over the substandard quality of food and poor hygienic condition, according to an official order.
a letter by AIIMS Resident Doctors Association The director of the institute, Dr. Randeep Guleria, had recently alleged that the poor sanitary conditions during a surprise inspection by the RDA, Young Society scientists and AIIMS student union representatives on August 10 in the presence of the hostel warden, security officials and an FSSAI officer. was seen. which was closed.
It has been alleged in the letter that the mess was reopened by the administration within an hour without resolving the problems.
RDA Several issues were raised regarding the sanitary conditions and poor quality of the food such as rotten vegetables, fungus overgrowth and ants roaming around in the freezer, live rats in the pot cleaning area, lizards in the flour storage area, and those without gloves or gloves. Mess workers working on apron. ,
The RDA noted in the letter, “The irregularities were so serious that all those present argued that if this disturbance continued it could pose a major health hazard.”
Subsequently, the Store Officer (Hostel) of AIIMS said in an order dated 27 August, “In view of the observations made by the members of the Food Safety and Sanitation Committee during surprise inspections of various messes, the executive members of the User Organizations and the Food Safety Inspectors have decided to close the mess Hostel 7 And the cafe in Hostel 5 is effective from Tuesday morning.”
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