India, Nov. 1 -- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) has suspended the food safety licences of 14 restaurants and eating establishments in Hyderabad and issued show-cause notices to eight others following inspections that revealed serious hygiene and food safety violations.

According to a report by Telangana Today, 22 enforcement teams comprising Food Safety Officers and police personnel inspected 22 establishments across the Golconda and Charminar zones on October 31. The inspections uncovered cockroach and housefly infestations, rotten vegetables, fungal contamination, expired food products and improper storage of food items.

The 14 establishments whose Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ...