Radisson Blu, Kaushambi

Consumers around the world access to safe and nutritious food is an essential requirement for maintaining overall health and well-being. Food safety standards is a scientific discipline describing the handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards.

Food safety standards is important as it helps to protect consumer from the risk of food borne illnesses. It also helps to prevent consumers from risks of health –related conditions such as allergy and even death.

Food safety standards ensured food establishments involved in the processing of food by following the guidelines provided by local as well as international food safety directives.

Obtaining food certifications and maintaining certified management systems are important to assure quality and safety. The results also show that 88% consumers in developed countries are more likely to purchase a food product with labels that clearly state that they have met or exceeded applicable food safety standard and they are also willing to pay an average of 15% more for products verified by a credible and independent certification body.

Food borne illnesses are a burden on public health and contribute significantly to the cost of health care. Therefore, understanding and fulfilling food safety requirements is a very significant activity for food industries.

Feathers Chennai

Feathers – A Radha Hotel, Chennai recognizes the paramount importance of providing guests with high-quality and safe food. As an establishment dedicated to excellence, we have implemented stringent measures to ensure food safety, earning the trust and satisfaction of our esteemed guests.

Feathers’ Executive Chef Prem’s credo for hygiene in all aspects of food safety is neatly summarized in his own words, “The primary goal of food safety is to safeguard the health and well-being of guests. Right sourcing and quality of ingredients used is the first step for maintaining food safety standards. Let us take our Native Thamizh cuisine restaurant, Sangamithirai. We use fresh country chicken and eggs, same day seafood catch, and our dairy products, goat meat and vegetables come fresh directly from various free-range farms. In the kitchen we use hand pounded fresh masalas which are preservative free, rock salt, natural binding agents and all the orders are cooked fresh in front of our guests at our interactive kitchen.”

General Manager, Sriram S adds, “Right from our rigorous supplier selection to food handling & storage with regular inspections and audits, we are committed to excellence in food safety standards.

Take care of your food and it will take care of your health. Nutritional food plays a vital role in ensuring good health for our guests and even our employees. This World Food Safety Day, our chefs continue their pledge to serve a safe and memorable experience while always adhering to the premier standards of food hygiene.”

At Feathers – A Radha Hotel, by implementing robust measures, conducting regular training, and collaborating with regulatory authorities, we are dedicated to upholding the highest benchmarks of food safety. Our commitment to excellence ensures that guests can indulge in the culinary delights offered at our hotel with confidence, knowing that their health and well-being are our utmost concern.

Feathers – A Radha Hotel, launched in 2016, is a prestigious 5-star hotel located just minutes away from the renowned IT hub, DLF, and Chennai’s largest convention centre, CTC. With easy access to the airport and various business and leisure destinations in downtown Chennai, Feathers Hotel is the ideal choice for business, leisure, and family travellers. With over 22,000 square feet of function and meeting space spread across versatile venues, Feathers Hotel is well-equipped to cater to corporate and social events.

Absolute Hotel Services

Absolutely Safe & Healthy Dining Experience

“It’s the business of hoteliers to offer guests an enchanted surrounding that present a lifestyle maintained with high standards; that includes seamless services and hi-end facilities;” stated Mr Prateek Dharkar, Director of Operations – India.

He further reiterated that “In each hotel of AHS, a Hygiene Champion is appointed who ensures Support and co-ordination of the Hygiene Manual, promotes a proactive food safety culture, takes into account new legal requirements and recognized changes in food safety practices, discusses audit results from both internal and external besides ensuring action plans are developed and followed through.”

AHS is guided by HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), that provides a safe, standardized and certified system which gives individual properties the ability to manage hazards and risks associated with purchasing, receiving, storage, preparation, cooking, cooling, reheating, food display, transportation (in-room dining) and washing up. The process includes a documented quality system audit on products delivered to the hotels by suppliers.

Service and Kitchen team right from the joining stage go through a detailed induction on Hygiene and food Safety, followed by regular refresher training which includes periodic assessments.

All deliveries of raw food in AHS Hotels undergo strict procedures that includes a temperature check up by thermometer. The food is rejected if rotten or stored at an improper temperature and all canned foods are quality checked for dents and leakages. There is a quote that states “If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends.” But at AHS Hotels to maintain the quality of the eggs we go one notch further by ensuring that all eggs received are sanitized with Veggie & Fruit Wash Solution and the eggs are kept for 1- 2 minutes in a chlorine solution before rinsing under water. Cheese & Dairy Products (potentially hazardous foods) are also delivered in refrigerated vehicles that are maintained in a temperature of 5°C or below and its package is quality checked.

AHS packaging standards are also in place where the packaging for both chilled and frozen foods are checked for its good condition. Buffet Food comes with an attitude and we at AHS hotels ensure that all foods on display must have individual name cards to identify the type of food for the guest. Also, the foods on display on the buffet are NOT re-displayed at the next service or used in the staff canteen or executive lounge under any circumstances.

Guests love to experience our in-room dining service and we ensure that the food quality stays the best by covering it in steel covers. Condiments such as sauces, jams and butter are transported either in individually packed containers or poured onto a plate in the in-room dining kitchen and then covered and transported.

Lastly, making a drink in a bar is an art and to keep it alive and kicking, we at AHS ensure that we follow stringent rules that always includes fresh garnishes that are dated and stored in clean containers with lids. The bar employees when garnishing drinks use the Tongs or gloves and the bar cutting boards in green colour are sanitized on a regular basis.

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