Food safety inspections at eight prominent clubs in Bengaluru have uncovered multiple violations, including cockroach infestations, poor sanitation, expired food products and food-labelling lapses. Special inspection teams visited the establishments as part of checks focused on food safety, hygiene and sanitation standards. Authorities have issued notices to all eight clubs and said further action will depend on laboratory findings and follow-up inspections.

The clubs inspected were Century Club, KSCA Club, Bowring Club, Catholic Club, Tennis Club, Vijayanagara Club, Mahalakshmi Layout Club and Malleshwaram Club. At Bowring Club, officials found unhygienic conditions and cockroach infestation in the food storage area. Century Club was also found to have cockroach infestation along with unhygienic and insanitary conditions, according to the inspection findings.

At KSCA Club, inspectors reported deficiencies in personal hygiene, use of plastic cutting boards, a blocked drainage system and food-labelling violations. Officials also noted cleanliness issues in the frozen storage area, improper storage of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food articles and the absence of hot water in the utensil-washing area. At Catholic Club, inspectors found labelling violations, cockroach infestation, sanitation deficiencies and 10 packets of expired mushroom food products.

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The inspections also identified violations at the remaining establishments. At the Tennis Club, medical certificates for food-handling staff were not available during the inspection. Vijayanagara Club and Mahalakshmi Layout Club were found to have food-labelling violations and deficiencies in cleanliness and sanitation. Malleshwaram Club was reported to have food-labelling violations, cockroach infestation and sanitation-related deficiencies.

Officials also collected samples of drinking water and used cooking oil that appeared suspicious during the inspections. The samples have been sent to the Government Food Laboratory for analysis. Authorities said further legal action would be initiated after the laboratory reports are received, based on provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the associated Rules, 2011.

Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader defended the inspections, saying the exercise was aimed at ensuring food safety and accountability across establishments, regardless of their size or type. He stressed that clubs, hotels, restaurants and canteens must maintain hygienic kitchens and proper food-handling practices. Authorities also warned that violations detected during subsequent inspections could lead to further legal action against the concerned food business operators.

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