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Authorities crack down on unhygienic food stalls in Margao

MARGAO

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) took action against fast food stalls at the old bus stand in Margao on Wednesday evening.  

Days after warning stall owners to maintain hygiene or face penalties, FDA officials fined those failing to meet hygiene standards. Around 10 stalls were fined Rs 2,000 each, while two others were charged Rs 1,000.  

Officials have warned traders to improve cleanliness or face stricter action.

This is one of the first instances in recent times where the FDA has taken such action against food stalls at the old bus stand.

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Mapusa merchants’ body oppose’s retrospective sanitation charges

Urges Mapusa Municipal Council to reconsider

The Goan Network
Published Mar 13, 2025, 1:29 AM IST
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MAPUSAThe Mapusa Merchants Association (MMA) has strongly opposed the retrospective collection of sanitation charges by the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) and has urged authorities to implement the charges only from the current financial year.The sanitation charges, introduced by the MMC in 2021 alongside house tax and other levies, are now being collected for the past four years, a move that merchants argue is unfair and financially burdensome.“It would be highly unfair to…

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