The Kalamassery Municipality on Friday sought the help of the police to track down the person who was running the illegal unit from where the Health wing of the civic body seized over 500 kg of stale and stinking chicken.
In a letter to the Kalamassery Station House Officer, A.K. Nishad, chairperson of the Health Standing Committee, requested the police to track down eateries using stale meat supplied by Junais, a native of Mannarkad, Palakkad, who was carrying out the illegal activity from a rented house at Kaipadamugal in Ward 20 of the municipality.
The unit was functioning without the municipality’s licence or approval from the Food Safety authorities. An urgent meeting of the Health Standing Committee held on Friday decided to shut down all eateries and outlets operating without valid licences and approvals.
Officials of the department of Food Safety and the Health wing of the municipality will conduct a joint inspection to nab the culprits. The illegal unit at Kaipadamugal has been sealed. A notice has been posted at the entrance to the building stating that anyone trying to enter it would face action under the Kerala Municipal Act.
A meeting of the municipal council will be held on January 16 to discuss follow-up action after the seizure of stale meat and unsafe food from the erring outlets.
