The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued an ultimatum to all schools to get licences for their canteens or else be prosecuted.
M P Sharma, director, G D Somani High School, Colaba, said, "The BMC wants to issue licences for school canteens after a food poisoning incident due to consumption of milk at a BMC school.u00a0 It's a good move because earlier there were no checks on school canteen. I feel the BMC should also give grades to school canteens like they do for hotels."
Pareen Bagli, principal, New Activity School, Peddar Road, said, "Our school canteen is run on a small scale by a parent. Our school has not got any visitors from BMC as yet, but we will get a licence if required."
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This is how your canteen should be, says BMC: >>There shall be at least three rooms for canteen; entire area should be 320sq ft >> One room must be allotted for ready-made food and another for serving. >> All rooms shall be well lit and well ventilated The walls of the rooms of the eating-house should be oil-painted >> All copper brass cooking utensils shall be tinned every two months >> No adulterated, unwholesome or unfit food shall be sold Waiters in the eating-house shall wear clean apparel u00a0 |
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