The kitchen of Skyye Lounge at Bengaluru’s UB City was shut down after Karnataka food safety officials found 45 kg of rotten meat, mouldy food, and expired dairy products during a raid Sunday, as authorities stepped up inspections of high-end restaurants across the city. According to officials, Skyye, the 16th-floor rooftop restaurant, was found to have an unhygienic kitchen, with rotten meat, expired milk and curds, and other food items which were unfit for consumption. During the inspection at Skyye, officials found 45 kg of rotten meat, 6 kg of rotten vegetable cutlets, and 15 litres of used cooking oil, all of which were found to be unfit for consumption. Notices have been issued to establishments found violating food safety norms, while samples of expired food materials have been sent to laboratories for testing. At Radisson Blu Hotel, officials seized 50 kg of chicken, 25 kg of meat, 23 kg of fish, and 7 kg of vegetables.