Soon, KMC notices to owners of Kolkata restaurants over food

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will send notices to owners of city's hotels restaurants reminding them of the necessity of applying for licenses under Food Standard & Safety Act. The KMC will serve a one month deadline for such application. Those who will fail to apply on time will be taken to court. Under the government of Indiafood safety act, the magistrate may impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the offenders who are running food business without a license under the new food safety act. Those who fail to deposit the penalty may have to land in prison.