Hyderabad, April 19 -- Telangana Commissioner of Food Safety team on Saturday, April 18, inspected a Big Basket warehouse in Kompally and found serious violations, including unhygienic transport of food items.

The warehouse was operating 22 transport vehicles for moving goods. However, their Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license had no mention of transport permit, the Commissioner of Food Safety said.

Moving food items in unhygienic vehicles with rust violates Schedule 4 of transport conditions. The team also found pigeon droppings and cobwebs inside the warehouse. The employees were handling items in unsafe conditions and even sold unclean vegetables.

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