India, Oct. 29 -- Hyderabad food safety officials have suspended the licences of five sweet-manufacturing and retail establishments and issued show-cause notices to seven others, including Karachi Bakery, following inspections that uncovered multiple hygiene and licensing violations.

The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG-SAFE) inspected 16 sweet-manufacturing and retail units across the city on Wednesday.

The inspections resulted in the seizure or disposal of 3,546.5 kg of food articles valued at Rs.16.86 lakh. Officials also collected 22 food samples on suspicion of adulteration. The test results of these 22 samples are awaited.

G Pulla Reddy Sweets in Sanathnagar accounted for the bulk of the seized food ...