The Commissioner of Food Safety on Wednesday imposed a ban on preparation of mayonnaise using raw eggs for a period of one year in Telangana with immediate effect from October 30.
In a notification, the Food Safety Commissioner said in the interest of public health, the production, storage and sale of mayonnaise prepared from raw eggs is prohibited.
Observations during enforcement activities and complaints from public in Telangana indicated that mayonnaise made from eggs as suspected to be a cause for food poisoning in multiple incidents in the past few months.