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Telangana Inspects 55 Pizza Outlets, Flags Widespread Violations

Franchise-run locations featured prominently among those cited.

Overview

  • State food safety teams examined outlets across the GHMC area and multiple districts in a coordinated drive.
  • Eight of 18 Pizza Hut outlets and 10 of 16 Domino’s outlets were found non-compliant, with issues spanning licence lapses and hygiene failures.
  • Inspectors discarded unsafe food on site, collected samples for laboratory testing, and ordered Food Business Operators to fix violations immediately.
  • Six other pizzerias and bakeries were booked, with named cases including Pizza Paradise, Master V Bakers, Pizza Korner and La Pinoz for reused oil, unlabelled items, uncovered produce and missed cleaning schedules.
  • Documented violations included expired or undisplayed licences, overdue pest control, lack of vegetarian and non-vegetarian segregation, missing calibration and medical records, and unclean machinery.