“Rotten meat in eateries, Holi colours in sweets: Bengal raids expose food horror”

Key points

• Maharashtra FDA chief Mundhe's raids trigger cross-state food safety crackdown in Bengal.
• Kolkata raids yield kilograms of rotten, fungus-infested meat and stale prawns.
• Durga Puja looming as inspections intensify, prompting concerns over festival footfall.
• Bangladesh 2018 carcass meat scandal recalled amid widespread hygienic breaches.
• Sweet shops, bakeries and a Tangra Chinese restaurant face licensing and storage violations.