Olympia, which hosted Hollywood stars, loses its licence over roaches
MUMBAI, Sept. 18 -- Two months after playing host to Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Tom Holland as well as filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Colaba's iconic Olympia Coffee House has been forced to down its shutters, this time after a Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) inspection uncovered a litany of food safety violations, including cockroach and fly infestation, meat blood residues in a refrigerator and a urinal in the food storage area.
The FDA team inspected the 108-year-old restaurant on September 16 following a complaint and found several deficiencies in its food preparation, storage and sanitation practices. The action comes a day after another iconic Colaba eatery Cafe Mondegar's licence was suspended over serious food safety and hygiene lapses.
Among the violations recorded were unhygienic food preparation, cockroaches and flies on the premises, meat blood residues inside the refrigerator and improper segregation of raw vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.
The team further noted that food handlers were not wearing appropriate protective clothing. Of the restaurant's 35 food handlers, 34 had not undergone the mandatory food safety training. The cafe also did not have the required water testing reports and essential sanitation records available for inspection.
In view of the violations, the FDA suspended the restaurant's licence under Section 32(3) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, read with Regulation 2.1.8(4) of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.
During the suspension, the cafe cannot purchase, prepare, store, sell or distribute food in any manner....
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