During a special food safety drive in Bengaluru, authorities discovered multiple food safety violations at several upscale hotels. The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department inspected 31 hotels (26 three-star and five-star) across the city on August 7. Unhygienic conditions, expired food products, improper storage, fungal growth on vegetables, and a lack of separation between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food were among the violations found. Some hotels were also found to be in violation of mandatory Food Safety and Standards Authority of India labelling rules. As a result, several five-star hotels had unsafe food seized, with The Lalit Ashok (Annex South) seizing 76 kg of meat and 200 kg of vegetables, along with 32 liters of expired milk. Other hotels, such as Shangri-La Bengaluru, Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru, Vivanta Bengaluru Whitefield, Taj Yeshwantpur, and The Radisson Blu (The Atria), also had food products seized. A total of 35 food samples were collected for analysis at the Food Laboratory. Notices have been issued to the hotels over the violations, with further action pending on laboratory reports and applicable provisions of law. This drive comes amidst Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration's aggressive crackdown on eateries over food safety lapses in recent weeks.