CHENNAI: Here’s proof that the appetizers served in Chennai’s liquor outlets could be just as unhygienic because the ‘bars’ they’re connected to are squalid.
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corpn Ltd permits shady attachments to 250 of its 262 shops within the town — mostly small, grubby rooms or shacks provided with makeshift tables and stools that go off as bars — to operate with no obligatory Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence.
Food safety division officials confirmed that only 12 bars in Chennai have legitimate FSSAI licences. Employee union chiefs price the state-run retail liquor monopoly with diluting conditions in its tenders to favour people taking a look to open those money-spinning bars.
“We normally refuse to issue licences to Tasmac bars because they don’t adhere to food safety norms,” a food safety reputable told TOI. “This includes a ban on cooking at the premises.”
Establishments that sell food and publish an annual turnover of Rs 12 lakh every year will have to obtain licences from FSSAI. The food and standards regulator problems bars licences beneath the ‘food vending status quo’ category.
“The turnover of these bars is not less than Rs 12 lakh a 12 months,” the reputable said. In the previous 12 months, court cases resulted in action towards only four bars.
Tasmac made the FSSAI licence one of the crucial 12 conditions to participate in bidding for bars.
Other conditions include GST ID number, structural steadiness of the development and no objection certificates from the owner.
But Tamil Nadu Tasmac Employees Union president N Periyasamy alleged that 1,500 Tasmac outlets around the state have unlawful bars.
“No bar follows the rule that it might probably only sell eatables prepared out of doors,” he said. “In truth, they commit all forms of violations. The government must close down all of them.” Tasmac’s source of revenue from bars dropped 50% after the Supreme Court order banning liquor vends inside of 500m of highways. It generated Rs 200 crore from bars in 2017-18, down from Rs 440 crore within the earlier fiscal.
A Tasmac reputable said bar operators have carried out for FSSAI licences. “The food safety division has asked them for a list of eatables they sell,” he said. “That brought about substantial extend in acquiring licences.”
Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corpn Ltd permits shady attachments to 250 of its 262 shops within the town — mostly small, grubby rooms or shacks provided with makeshift tables and stools that go off as bars — to operate with no obligatory Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licence.
Food safety division officials confirmed that only 12 bars in Chennai have legitimate FSSAI licences. Employee union chiefs price the state-run retail liquor monopoly with diluting conditions in its tenders to favour people taking a look to open those money-spinning bars.
“We normally refuse to issue licences to Tasmac bars because they don’t adhere to food safety norms,” a food safety reputable told TOI. “This includes a ban on cooking at the premises.”
Establishments that sell food and publish an annual turnover of Rs 12 lakh every year will have to obtain licences from FSSAI. The food and standards regulator problems bars licences beneath the ‘food vending status quo’ category.
“The turnover of these bars is not less than Rs 12 lakh a 12 months,” the reputable said. In the previous 12 months, court cases resulted in action towards only four bars.
Tasmac made the FSSAI licence one of the crucial 12 conditions to participate in bidding for bars.
Other conditions include GST ID number, structural steadiness of the development and no objection certificates from the owner.
But Tamil Nadu Tasmac Employees Union president N Periyasamy alleged that 1,500 Tasmac outlets around the state have unlawful bars.
“No bar follows the rule that it might probably only sell eatables prepared out of doors,” he said. “In truth, they commit all forms of violations. The government must close down all of them.” Tasmac’s source of revenue from bars dropped 50% after the Supreme Court order banning liquor vends inside of 500m of highways. It generated Rs 200 crore from bars in 2017-18, down from Rs 440 crore within the earlier fiscal.
A Tasmac reputable said bar operators have carried out for FSSAI licences. “The food safety division has asked them for a list of eatables they sell,” he said. “That brought about substantial extend in acquiring licences.”
Licence to swill: 250 Chennai bars have no permit
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