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The order was issued while disposing of a writ petition filed by the mother of a 16-year-old girl who tragically died in 2022 after consuming shawarma.
Koduvally police locked the shop and referred the matter to the food safety and health departments.
This Onam drive resulted in the shut down of 108 outlets where grave issues were uncovered.
Those affected underwent treatment at various hospitals in Kodungallur and Irinjalakuda.
Around 43 squads inspected 502 food establishments across the state. While 88 restaurants were served compounding notices, 61 were issued rectification notices.
The project that aims to reduce the use of sugar, salt and oil is an initiative of District Collector V R Vinod.
The Food Safety and Standards Act states that cooked food should be consumed in 2 hours.
The Food Safety Department officials raided a total of 1,287 outlets across the state on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Thrikkakara Municipal Corporation closed down the restaurant on the instruction of the health department and police registered a case against its owner.
Twelve of the 18 boxes contained fish dried with salt; the rest six had raw fish stored in ice. Most of the boxes included pomfret, seer fish, and sole fish.
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