Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) officials reportedly raided an establishment preparing and supplying tiffin service at Parra on Monday and destroyed 400 tiffin meals which were prepared in unhygienic conditions. It is learnt that the kitchen did not have the required licence. In the past several days FDA officials have been conducting surprise raids at eateries and restaurants across the state and confiscating food items which have been prepared in unhygienic conditions. The food items are then destroyed. It is pertinent to note that there are several dog shelters for stray dogs in the state. Some dog shelters focus on rescue and rehabilitation, while others offer adoption services. These shelters require large quantities of food on a daily basis to feed the stray dogs. Instead of destroying the food items from eateries and restaurants that have been confiscated, the FDA could send the seized food to these shelters to feed the stray dogs. However since the food has been consumed by people in the past, it won’t do any harm to the stray dogs. The 400 tiffin meals that were destroyed at Parra could have fed 400 stray dogs.
