Hyderabad: Food safety officials have uncovered serious violations, including use of rum in plum cakes and severe hygiene concerns, during raids on prominent bakeries in Secunderabad on Friday.

At Vacs Pastries, rum was used in plum cakes without proper licensing, and there were hygiene issues and labeling violations. Monginis Cake Shop had severe hygiene issues, including rat droppings ...

The bakery was also found to be using alcohol (Rum) in the preparation of its plum cakes, a practice that is illegal without excise permission. To make matters worse, the alcohol usage was not ...