A food safety inspection at Rebel Foods Pvt. Ltd.’s cloud kitchen in Kondapur has revealed the use of expired food items during meal preparation. The facility, which prepares food for several popular brands including Oven Story, Behrouz, Faasos, Sweet Truth, Wendy’s and LunchBox, was found storing expired curd and Indian gravy. Officials said five packets of curd had expired on July 5, while another six packets had expired on July 8. An Indian gravy packet that expired on July 4 was also found, and inspectors discovered that mint chaas was being prepared using the expired curd. The expired products were immediately discarded during the inspection.

The Cyberabad Municipal Corporation (CMC) food safety team also identified several hygiene and compliance violations at the cloud kitchen. Inspectors reported an unhygienic wash area and raised serious concerns after finding that the medical fitness certificates of food handlers appeared to have been altered and did not match the actual medical test records. Despite these lapses, officials noted that food handlers were wearing hairnets, no synthetic food colours were being used, and regular Total Plate Count (TPC) testing was being conducted to monitor the quality of cooking oil. The outlet received a hygiene score of 78 out of 100.

Following the inspection, CMC issued an improvement notice directing the Food Business Operator to rectify all identified deficiencies without delay, while a separate verification of the medical certificates has also been initiated. The raid forms part of CMC’s ongoing food safety enforcement drive across Cyberabad, during which inspections at restaurants, cloud kitchens, warehouses and institutional kitchens have uncovered multiple violations, including expired food products, pest infestations, poor sanitation and missing or invalid medical fitness certificates for food handlers. Authorities said strict monitoring will continue to ensure food safety standards are maintained across the city.