Probe under way after worm allegedly found in food served to conservancy worker in Coimbatore

A ailment alleging that worms were recovered successful nutrient supplied to a conservancy idiosyncratic nether the meal strategy successful Coimbatore metropolis is being investigated by officials aft a video of the incidental surfaced.

According to officials, Coimbatore Corporation has astir 1,900 imperishable workers and 4,650 declaration conservancy workers. Breakfast is being provided to workers nether a peculiar scheme. The contented came to airy aft a sanitation idiosyncratic successful Ward 91 astatine Podanur allegedly recovered a worm successful the nutrient distributed to workers.

Corporation officials said meal for conservancy workers deployed crossed the city’s 100 wards is prepared regular astatine 3 locations and distributed done 106 centres.

Officials said an enquiry was nether mode into the incidental reported successful Podanur and added that the prime of the nutrient supplied was besides being examined. Food samples person been collected and sent for testing, they said.