Bhopal, April 11 -- A food safety training and awareness programme was held on Thursday at Shivaji Nagar's Hawkers' Corner, where street food vendors were instructed on hygienic food preparation practices.
The session was conducted by the Food Safety Administration on directives of Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh. It is part of an ongoing citywide initiative to improve food safety standards in public spaces.
Food Safety Officer Devendra Kumar Dubey guided vendors on the controlled use of food additives like monosodium glutamate (Ajinomoto), vinegar, artificial flavours, and synthetic food colouring. He also advised them not to reuse cooking oil more than three times when frying snacks such as samosas and kachoris.
Vendors were...