04-18-2007, 02:54 AM
<b>Panel raps Indian Railways for ill-managed kitchens</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The affidavit, submitted before the court, quotes experts pointing to grave irregularities in the kitchens of the Indian Railways. "No food production safety norms were being observed or the kitchen staff were not even in the know of the norms and the kitchens were being run, more or less like road-side shops and dhabas," pointed the report. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The report says that most of the<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'> kitchens in their present form, is posing a serious health hazard to public </span>and they need to be revamped extensively.
The report further states that the kitchens lack basic concept of cleanliness. <b>"The system of garbage disposal inside the kitchen seemed absolutely non-existent," </b>says the report.<b> It further recommends that the period between regular cleaning and pest-control schedules for each kitchen must be put in place. </b>
Next time you want to savour your travel meal in a train journey, <b>there is a strong possibility that you are being served stale food.</b> "The period of holding the food, from the time it is cooked to the time it is served, seemed too long, about 5 to 8 hours," cautions the report.
The report alleges that the amount being served to the customers is not actually the quantity they pay for. "The portion sizes varied from kitchen to kitchen, and in some cases even within the same kitchen," said the report recommending that there must be a stringent system to ensure the correct portion is served
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No surprise, nothing changed. Previously, toilet water was used in cooking, Kitchens not only stinks, but looks like garbage dump.
The report says that most of the<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'> kitchens in their present form, is posing a serious health hazard to public </span>and they need to be revamped extensively.
The report further states that the kitchens lack basic concept of cleanliness. <b>"The system of garbage disposal inside the kitchen seemed absolutely non-existent," </b>says the report.<b> It further recommends that the period between regular cleaning and pest-control schedules for each kitchen must be put in place. </b>
Next time you want to savour your travel meal in a train journey, <b>there is a strong possibility that you are being served stale food.</b> "The period of holding the food, from the time it is cooked to the time it is served, seemed too long, about 5 to 8 hours," cautions the report.
The report alleges that the amount being served to the customers is not actually the quantity they pay for. "The portion sizes varied from kitchen to kitchen, and in some cases even within the same kitchen," said the report recommending that there must be a stringent system to ensure the correct portion is served
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No surprise, nothing changed. Previously, toilet water was used in cooking, Kitchens not only stinks, but looks like garbage dump.