Keonjhar:<\/strong> Geetanjali Sweets, located in Jamuhota under Keonjhar municipal limits, was sealed today by the civic body officials following a raid. It was operating sans a trade license and sans adequate provision for fire safety. Sweets were being prepared in its factory in unhygienic conditions.<\/p>\n During the raid, the team ascertained that the well-known vegetarian restaurant and confectionery was adopting unhealthy processes for sweets manufacturing, an official of the municipality said.<\/p>\n According to a source, previously, a dead mouse was found in the large container in which sweets are prepared. A video of this along with the preparation of sweets in unhygienic conditions had gone viral on different social media platforms. Even then, the unhealthy way of preparation was not mended.<\/p>\n The surprise raid was carried out based on a written complaint made by its former manager Smruti Ranjan Mishra. \u201cMice falling into the containers happen most of the days. The sugar syrup-scalded rodents were being removed and the sweets were sold to customers,\u201d Mishra said.<\/p>\n When contacted, the municipality Executive Officer Madhusmita Samantaray said, \u201cThe owner could not produce any food license, building plan approval, fire safety certificate and trade license. We also found a few other violations and accordingly sealed the outlet. We will serve a notice asking to submit essential documents and take a decision as per the prescribed norms, after verifying the papers.\u201d<\/p>\n The raid team comprised personnel from the Town police station and Keonjhar Municipality.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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