Frog found in meal at IIIT Hyderabad’s mess; Students demand food safety
Hyderabad: In a disturbing incident, students at the Kadamba Mess in IIIT Hyderabad reportedly found a frog in their meal on Thursday, October 17, 2024. This alarming event came to light on October 19, when a user on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) exposed the situation.
The tweet, posted by Ram Manohar (@manoharrocksss), called attention to the incident and tagged the food safety commissioner of Telangana, urging immediate action. His tweet read, “Shocked and horrified! Found a frog in my friend’s meal today at Kadamba Mess (IIIT Hyderabad). This is completely unacceptable and poses a serious health risk! @cfs_telangana, please take immediate action! #FoodSafety #Unhygienic #Hyderabad #IIITHyderabad.”
Shocked and horrified! Found a frog in my friend’s meal today at Kadamba Mess (IIIT Hyderabad). This is completely unacceptable and poses a serious health risk! @cfs_telangana, please take immediate action! #FoodSafety #Unhygienic #Hyderabad #IIITHyderabad pic.twitter.com/VCCKM0kuob
— ram manohar (@manoharrocksss) October 17, 2024
Students are voicing serious concerns about food safety, labelling the incident as highly unacceptable. In a statement to Hyderabad Mail, IIIT Hyderabad officials confirmed the incident, describing it as an internal issue that they are currently addressing.
This incident highlights a troubling trend of food safety violations in Hyderabad’s dining establishments. Previously, in July, students at JNTUH University College of Engineering Sultanpur also reported a serious hygiene issue when a viral video showed a rat scurrying in a large container of chutney from the hostel mess. The video, shared by user @LakshmiKant, with the caption, “Rat in the ‘Chutney’ in the JNTUH SULTANPUR. What hygiene maintenance by the staff members is in a mess?”
Rat in the “Chutney” in the JNTUH SULTANPUR.
What hygiene maintenance by the staff members is in a mess.@FoodCorporatio2 @examupdt @ABVPTelangana @NtvTeluguLive @hmtvnewslive @TV9Telugu @htTweets @KTRBRS @DamodarCilarapu @PawanKalyan @JanaSenaParty @Way2NewsTelugu pic.twitter.com/Es7bGLzRdP— @Lakshmi Kanth (@330Kanth41161) July 8, 2024
The recurrence of such incidents raises alarming questions about food hygiene and safety standards across the city, highlighting the urgent need for improvement in the maintenance of dining facilities in educational institutions.
