Noida:
Officials of the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) collected samples from a McDonald's outlet in Noida Sector 18 and Theobroma bakery in Sector 104 following a complaint from a consumer who allegedly fell ill after consuming food items from these outlets, said officials Monday .
The complaints have been filed on the Food Safety Connect portal of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), officials said.
According to officials, the complaint against the McDonald's store in Noida Sector 18 is that a consumer fell ill after consuming a hamburger and fries from the store.
Following the complaint, a team from the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA), Gautam Buddh Nagar, took immediate action and visited McDonald's in Noida Sector 18 to collect the samples.
“We received a complaint on the portal against McDonald's. The customer fell ill after consuming aloo tikki and fries. We have taken action in this regard and taken samples of palm oil, cheese and mayonnaise…,” said Archana Dheeran, Deputy Commissioner (Food) FDA, Gautam Buddh Nagar.
In the second incident, a woman fell ill after eating a stale cake ordered from Theobroma bakery in Noida Sector 104. Following the complaint, an FDA team collected samples of the cake after receiving the complaint.
“In another case, a complaint was received against Theobroma bakery, where a person fell ill (in Noida) after consuming stale cake from the bakery… We took a sample of the pineapple cake and sent it to the laboratory… If the product does not work in the report, then a case will be registered,” Dheeran said.
She added that the report is expected to be out within a month, and if the samples do not appear in the report, further action will be taken and a case will be registered.
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