Mumbai: FDA Gives Clean Chit To Barbeque Nation After UP Lawyer Claims Finding Mouse In Veg Meal; Victim Cries Foul Play
safefoodmitra.com · 2024-01-19 09:21:45
The allegation against BARBEQUE NATION outlet in Worli
Advocate Rajeev Shukla ordered a vegetarian meal box from the Worli branch of Barbeque Nation on January 8 and later claimed in a social media post that he had found a mouse in the dal makhani. “I Rajeev Shukla (pure vegetarian) from Prayagraj visited Mumbai, on 8th Jan ’24 night ordered veg meal box from BARBEQUE NATION, Worli outlet that contained dead mouse, hospitalised for 75 plus hours. Complaint has not been lodged at Nagpada police station yet,” Shukla wrote on X.
On January 12 the FDA inspected the restaurant premises but did not find violations of any food safety norms, an official said.
The advocate further claimed that FDA officials guilty of backing Barbeque Nation. “It seems the FDA wants to save Barbeque Nation. When I visited the FDA offices I was informed that the restaurant had violated several norms. But now I believe they are only giving [building] improvement notice. The police is also not ready to take a first information report against them,” claimed Shukla, who returned to Prayagraj on January 16.
A food safety officer said Shukla, in his statement to the FDA, had also claimed that there were cockroaches in the gulab jamun. “However, we are not aware of this issue. The Nagpada police and BYL Nair Hospital said Shukla was admitted due to food adulteration, which had led to food poisoning and gastric issue,” the official said.