Guidelines for Hotels/Restaurants at www.foodsafety.kerala.gov.in

The State Food Safety Commissioner has published the guidelines for hotels, restaurants, canteens, and other eateries functioning in the state. The circular available at the website www.foodsafety.kerala.gov.in recommends 30 guidelines to be followed by the eateries.

Some of the guidelines issued are as follows:

Waterlogging should be avoided at Kitchen and adjacent areas.    
Toilets should be constructed with the prescribed distance form the kitchen and should have spring doors attached to it.
Kitchen windows and ventilations should be closed with nets to prevent the infestation by flies. Electric/Electronic fly traps may also be used.
Register should be maintained by the owner about the vendors who supply meat, vegetable and raw food materials.
The water used for cooking should be tested in approved labs once in a while.
The employees in the hotel should be periodically tested for communicable diseases.
Separate freezers should be used to store vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items.
The toll free number of the Food Safety Commissioner should be displayed at the Hotels.

To read the full circular click below
http://www.foodsafety.kerala.gov.in/docs/pdf/circular_30_guidelines.pdf