Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 -- Doctors issuing fake medical certificates to hotel employees have undermined the Kerala Health Department's efforts to ensure food safety standards.
Citing incidents where hotel employees were found in possession of fake medical certificates at several locations, Kerala Health Minister Veena George has directed the Health Department and the Food Safety Department to conduct a statewide inspection of health cards.
The directive follows a report from Pathanamthitta, where an inspection by the Health Department raised suspicions that a catering unit had obtained fake health cards from a laboratory. Subsequently, the minister ordered a comprehensive investigation along with statewide inspections.
As per the Foo...