Parlour owner caught urinating in pot used for juice-making

An ice cream parlour has been shut down by the Goa FDA Department, after an employee caught the owner on mobile-phone camera allegedly urinating into a utensil used to make juice.

An ice cream parlour in Ponda town in the state has been shut down by the Goa Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Department, after an employee caught the owner on mobile-phone camera allegedly urinating into a utensil used to make juice.

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The inspection was conducted by FDA inspectors last evening, as the video was broadcast by a local cable TV channel.

The footage was shot last week by the employee, and sent to others. A CD of the footage also circulated.

FDA Director Salim Velji said he too received the CD. "Watching the CD, one can understand what the owner was indulging in," he said.

The inspection carried out by FDA team, led by inspectors Shailesh Shenvi and Rajaram Patil, found that conditions at the parlour were "unhygienic", sources said.