VACS Pastries (Bakery)

In a post dated 4 January 2025, the Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana reported inspecting VACS Pastries (Bakery), Kharkhana, Secunderabad, on 3 January 2025 and did not report an action specific to it. Its findings are quoted below.

Reported by Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana

• Records and certificates

  “Water analysis reports and Medical Records of food handlers were not available. No FoSTaC trained personnel available.”

• Other finding

  “Alcohol (Rum) is being used to prepare plum cakes without excise permission and the same is also not disclosed on the label of the product.”

• Premises hygiene

  “Mould vessels used in the preparation of cakes are in unhygienic condition.”

• Labelling

  “Pulp is prepared in bulk by mixing dry fruits and jam to be used in cakes and was found to be stored in plastic drums. Upon enquiry the FBO informed that the said preparation can be used for (06) months but the details of date of preparation and best before are not available.”

• Labelling

  “The below labelling and display violations were found in all the food articles like plum cakes, biscuits, bread etc manufactured in the unit.”

• Storage and refrigeration

  “Food and non-food items like chemicals, Semi prepared veg and non-veg food articles were found to be stored together.”

• Storage and refrigeration

  “Few food items stored in refrigerator were found uncovered and without labels. Temperature records not maintained.”