Centipede in ice-cream tub ordered online, claims Noida woman; authorities launch probe
Noida, Jun 16: A woman here has claimed she has found a centipede inside an ice-cream tub she ordered through an instant delivery app, said food safety officials, who have launched a probe into the matter.
In a post on X on June 15, the woman, who identified herself as Deepa Devi, shared a picture showing the insect inside the ice-cream tub of a popular brand and appealed to the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to take action.
The Noida food safety department has collected samples of the brand's ice-cream from the store of the instant delivery company for testing, the officials said.
"Sample has been taken and sent to the laboratory for testing. We are under process of registering the matter with regard violation of provisions of the Food Safety Act, 2006," Chief Food Safety Officer Akshay Goyal told PTI.
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He said the food safety department took suo motu cognisance of the woman's social media post and reached out to her.
The packaging date printed on the ice-cream tub was April 15, 2024, and the expiry date April 15, 2025, according to the official.
"The matter is under investigation now. All facts would be confirmed only once the lab reports are received by us," Goyal said.
He also added that people can approach the food safety department's office in Surajpur if they have any concern about food items in Noida and Greater Noida.
यूपी : नोएडा की दीपा ने ब्लिंकिट से अमूल की वैनिला मैजिक आइसक्रीम ऑनलाइन मंगाई थी। उसके अंदर जिंदा कनखजूरा (centipede) निकला है। इससे पहले मुंबई में आइसक्रीम में इंसानी उंगली निकली थी। pic.twitter.com/guhgW3bnby
— Sachin Gupta (@SachinGuptaUP) June 15, 2024
आइसक्रीम में कटी उंगली के बाद Amul Ice Cream में निकला कनखजूरा, पहले गाजियाबाद और अब नोएडा में... @Amul_Coop @letsblinkit #noida
— Tricity Today (@tricitytoday) June 15, 2024
पीड़िता दीपा की बाईट। ... pic.twitter.com/2iK4dT3Ifl
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
