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2 Fall Ill After Consuming Food From McDonald's, Theobroma Noida Outlets, Probe On

The FDA acted upon the complaints lodged via the Food Safety Connect portal of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

The famous restaurant chains have come under the radar of the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) for separate cases of alleged food contamination. The FDA received complaints of customers who allegedly fell sick after consuming food items from McDonald's in Noida Sector 18 and Theobroma Bakery in Sector 104. The FDA acted upon the complaints lodged via the Food Safety Connect portal of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

According to news agency ANI, officials collected samples from an outlet of McDonald's in Noida Sector 18 and Theobroma bakery in Sector 104 following the complaint. The officials stated that the complaint against the McDonald's outlet in Noida Sector 18 is that a consumer fell sick after consuming a burger and french fries from the outlet.

Following the complaint, a team of the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA), Gautam Buddh Nagar, sprung into action and visited McDonald's at Noida Sector 18 to collect the samples.

"We got a complaint on the portal against McDonald's. The customer fell ill after consuming aloo tikki and french fries. We have taken action in this regard and taken samples of palm oil, cheese, and mayonnaise...," said Archana Dheeran, Assistant Commissioner (Food) FDA, Gautam Buddh Nagar, as quoted by ANI.

In the second incident, a woman fell sick after consuming a stale cake ordered from Theobroma bakery in Noida Sector 104. An FDA team collected samples of the cake after receiving the complaint.

"In another case, a complaint came against Theobroma bakery where someone fell ill (in Noida) after consuming stale cake from the bakery...We took a sample of the pineapple cake and sent it to the laboratory...If the product fails in the report, then a case will be registered," Dheeran said, as quoted by ANI.

She further stated that the report is expected to come within a month, and if samples fail in the report, then further courses of action will be taken and a case will be registered.

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