The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s food department sealed four food units across Dudheshwar, Shahibaug and Gandhi Road after an inspection reportedly found unhygienic conditions and the use of unfit oil, including stale and recycled oil, in food preparation.
The action was taken during surprise checks conducted by teams from the civic body’s food department. According to the report by Sandesh, the inspections were carried out to ensure that residents received food products meeting hygiene and quality standards on ordinary days as well as during the festive season.
The four sealed establishments are Shyam Sundar Food Product in Dudheshwar, Swastik Food in Shahibaug, Pratap Kanhaiya Lal on Gandhi Road and Amratlal Namkeen Wala, also on Gandhi Road. The report said the units were sealed after officials found what it described as serious violations involving cleanliness and food preparation practices.
The inspection specifically focused on the condition of the premises and the oil being used in cooking. The report said AMC teams found extremely poor hygienic conditions at all four establishments and detected the use of oil described as unfit for consumption. It identified the oil as stale and recycled, raising a direct food-safety concern for customers who consume products prepared at these units.
The civic department’s action reflects the role of municipal food-safety inspections in monitoring establishments that prepare or sell food within the city. Surprise checks allow officials to examine operating conditions at the premises rather than relying only on routine declarations or scheduled visits. In this case, the inspections resulted in immediate sealing action against all four units named in the report.
The establishments are located in different parts of Ahmedabad, with two of the units on Gandhi Road and the others in Dudheshwar and Shahibaug. The spread of the action across multiple neighbourhoods indicates that the drive was not limited to a single market or locality, although the supplied report does not provide the total number of establishments inspected or details of any additional penalties.
The report also does not specify the quantity or type of food prepared at the four units, the duration of the sealing order, or the conditions required for reopening. It does not provide details of laboratory testing, seizure records, notices issued to the operators or any legal proceedings arising from the inspection.
For residents, the immediate public-health issue identified by the civic department is the reported combination of poor hygiene and the use of unfit oil in food preparation. The next steps will depend on the municipal process followed by the AMC food department, including any further inspection, compliance action or decision on whether the sealed establishments can resume operations.
