Two people fell ill after eating food from McDonald's in Noida Sector 18 and Theobroma bakery in Sector 104. A consumer who allegedly fell sick after consuming food from these outlets filed a complaint.
The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) officials have collected samples from both outlets.
The complaints were lodged with the Food Safety Connect portal of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
According to officials, the complaint against the McDonald's outlet in Noida Sector 18 is that a consumer fell sick after consuming a burger and french fries from the outlet.
Following the complaint, a Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) team, Gautam Buddh Nagar, immediately took action and visited McDonald's at Noida Sector 18 to collect the samples.
"We got a complaint on the portal against McDonald's. The customer fell ill after consuming aloo tikki and french fries. We have taken action in this regard and taken samples of palm oil, cheese, and mayonnaise...," said Archana Dheeran, Assistant Commissioner (Food) FDA, Gautam Buddh Nagar.
In another incident, a woman fell sick after consuming a stale cake ordered from Theobroma bakery in Noida Sector 104.
She filed a complaint soon after, and an FDA team collected samples from the outlet.
"In another case, a complaint came against Theobroma bakery where someone fell ill (in Noida) after consuming stale cake from the bakery...We took a sample of the pineapple cake and sent it to the laboratory...If the product fails in the report, a case will be registered," Dheeran said.
The report is expected to come in a month. If the samples fail to meet the standard, action will be taken against the authorities, and a case will be registered.
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