BY Daya Perera - From Ceylon Today
The roti made out of wheat flour is prepared days beforehand
and sometimes kept refrigerated, and when it is not, cockroaches walk all over
the rotis, he added.
Therefore, by the time it comes to prepare the kottu roti,
the roti is already rife with germs, Dr. Wijayamuni said.
"The vegetables used are also cut beforehand. No one
knows whether they are washed properly. When eggs are broken onto the roti,
bird faeces stuck onto the eggshells too fall into the mix. If washed and
sterilized eggs are used, this would not take place," he said.
Most of the food parcels sold at various places in and around
the city are however prepared at one place, he said. "Thus, there is a
lengthy delay between the time it is prepared and it is finally consumed. When
the time lapse is long, germs definitely grow. Such a situation is highly
problematic. It is best if the food is prepared where it is consumed. There are
no provisions and powers in the Food Act to immediately shut down eateries
which sell unhygienic food. The judicial process too needs to be expedited.
There are about 1,000 eateries in the city of Colombo
ranging from small tea shops to five star hotels. About 90% are small eateries
and about 75% of these small eateries are operating on rent or lease. Thus,
renovations cannot be done. Eateries operating on prescribed standards of the
CMC will be registered and licenCed and a certificate will be issued. The
registering and licensing of canteens will start from 7 April," Dr.
Wijayamuni said.
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