The task force noted hygiene problems and lack of records among other issues at these establishments. They also found them to be exposed to the outside environment.
Food safety officials inspected a popular barbecue restaurant chain in Telangana earlier this month. They recently inspected several branded pizza outlets, too.
Multiple unsafe food items were seized during the recent dairy and restaurant inspections by the task force in the Rangareddy district and Kompally area, Hyderabad.
The food safety officials noted some of the food safety regulations being followed on the premises as well as those that were not.
Food Safety Officer, Tarun Negi said, "We are carrying surveillance drive-by checking different samples of sweets from different shops."
A food safety task force issued notices to the mess management after a range of hygiene and other issues were found on the premises.
A recent food safety inspection conducted across canteens operating in the Rajasthan High Court premises uncovered several safety and hygiene violations.
Empire, a famous restaurant chain in Bengaluru, made headlines when a lab report revealed that some of its food items were unsafe for human consumption.
Japanese bowl chain Sukiya has apologised after a rat was found in miso soup served at one of its stores in Tottori City (the official statement calls the rat "a foreign object.").