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Telangana Sweep Finds Food-Safety Violations at 55 Pizza Outlets

Regulators ordered swift corrections following a statewide check that exposed hygiene and licensing failures.

Overview

  • Inspectors checked 55 outlets across GHMC and multiple districts, covering 18 Pizza Hut, 16 Domino’s and 21 local pizzerias and bakeries.
  • Eight of 18 Pizza Hut outlets were flagged for issues such as licence–jurisdiction mismatches in GHMC, veg and non‑veg stored together, unclean machinery in Hanamkonda, and poor temperature control and record‑keeping in Nizamabad and Nalgonda.
  • Ten of 16 Domino’s outlets faced findings that included missing or expired licences, overdue pest control, lack of gloves and masks, unclean machinery in Hanamkonda (Subedari), and no veg–non‑veg segregation in Mahabubnagar.
  • Six of 21 local outlets were cited, with violations at Hyderabad’s Pizza Paradise and Master V Bakers (expired or missing licences, overused oil, unlabelled items, rusty ovens), Medak’s Pizza Korner (uncovered produce, no pest control or medical records), and La Pinoz Pizza in Kokapet/Narsingi (missed cleaning schedules).
  • Unsafe food was discarded on site, samples were collected for lab testing, and Food Business Operators were told to fix lapses immediately, with no closures, fines or test results reported yet.