IndiGo passenger claims screw found in sandwich; airline says incident not reported during journey
10 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo passenger claims screw found in sandwich; airline says incident not reported during journey

The Hindu  

An IndiGo passenger has claimed that he found a screw in a sandwich served by the airline, which on Tuesday said the issue was not reported to it during the journey. On January 2, food safety regulator FSSAI had issued a show cause notice to IndiGo for serving unsafe food to a passenger, days after a worm was found in a sandwich served onboard a flight. On January 17, FSSAI had asked airlines and flight caterers to comply with its food safety regulations and provide detailed information about items served to passengers through proper labelling. The FSSAI had convened a meeting with leading flight caterers and airlines on January 16 to evaluate and enhance the existing food safety protocols within the airline catering industry.

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IndiGo passenger claims screw found in Sandwich; airline responds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo passenger claims screw found in Sandwich; airline responds

India TV News  

An IndiGo passenger stirred social media buzz after claiming to have found a screw in a sandwich served onboard, posting a picture of the sandwich post-deboarding. Previous incident and regulatory action This incident followed a previous occurrence where a worm was discovered in a sandwich served onboard an IndiGo flight. Regulatory measures In response to such incidents, FSSAI urged airlines …

IndiGo passenger claims to find a screw in sandwich given on flight, airline responds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo passenger claims to find a screw in sandwich given on flight, airline responds

Hindustan Times  

Reddit user 'MacaroonIll3601' claimed to discover a screw in a sandwich served on an IndiGo flight. After the Redditor posted about this incident, IndiGo issued a statement to PTI saying that they “maintain the highest standards of quality and hygiene.” Snapshot of the screw found in the sandwich. The issue was not reported by the passenger during the journey.” The …

IndiGo passenger claims he 'found' screw in sandwich served on flight. Airline reacts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

IndiGo passenger claims he 'found' screw in sandwich served on flight. Airline reacts

India Today  

An IndiGo passenger was in for a shock after he discovered a screw in his sandwich. The Reddit user @MacaroonIll3601 shared images on the 'Bangalore' subreddit, showing a screw embedded within a spinach and corn sandwich claiming it was served during a flight from Bengaluru to Chennai. This incident adds to a series of alarming cases where foreign objects, ranging …

FSSAI directs airline caterers to comply with food safety regulations
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FSSAI directs airline caterers to comply with food safety regulations

The Hindu  

Having issued a show cause notice to IndiGo after a passenger complained about a worm crawling in a sandwich served on a December 29 flight, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India met with leading flight caterers and airlines earlier this week to evaluate and enhance the existing food safety protocols within the airline catering industry. Labelling, training needed …

FSSAI issues show cause notice to IndiGo for serving sandwich with worms
1 year ago

FSSAI issues show cause notice to IndiGo for serving sandwich with worms

The Hindu  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, has issued a show cause notice to IndiGo for allegedly serving unsafe food to a passenger in its flight on December 29. The letter accessed by The Hindu states that airline has been directed to show cause within seven days from the date of issue of the letter as to why their …

Woman passenger claims finding worm in sandwich, IndiGo served notice by food safety regulator. Airline responds
1 year ago

Woman passenger claims finding worm in sandwich, IndiGo served notice by food safety regulator. Airline responds

Hindustan Times  

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a show cause notice to private airline IndiGo following a passenger's claim of finding a live worm in its sandwich, Live Hindustan reported on Wednesday. According to the notice, the food served to the passenger aboard an IndiGo flight on December 29, 2023, was "unsafe for human consumption." “ As per …

Woman finds live worms in food served on Indigo flight: Watch Video
1 year ago

Woman finds live worms in food served on Indigo flight: Watch Video

Live Mint  

A usual Indigo flight turned out to be a nightmare for health influencer Kushboo Gupta when she found worms in her sandwich. The dietitian alleged that she alerted the Indigo staff immediately after finding the worms, but no one paid heed to her warnings and kept distributing the bad quality food to customers which included the elderly and children. But …

Woman shares video of worm in IndiGo food, airline responds
1 year ago

Woman shares video of worm in IndiGo food, airline responds

Hindustan Times  

Kushboo Gupta, a dietician and Instagram user, shared a video of her experience while flying with IndiGo. The image is taken from a video by a woman who shared she found a worm in food ordered on an IndiGo flight. But as a public health professional, I want to know that despite knowing the quality of the sandwich was not …

WATCH | IndiGo passenger finds live worm in sandwich, airline responds
1 year ago

WATCH | IndiGo passenger finds live worm in sandwich, airline responds

India TV News  

New Delhi: A passenger had to go through one of the 'worst experiences' with the IndiGo airline as she found a live worm in her sandwich served to her on flight. Public health professional and dietician Kushboo Gupta, who travelled on Delhi-Mumbai IndiGo flight on December 29, shared about the distressing incident on social media. But as a Public Health …

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