Audit flags 14 ‘critical hazards’ at NID canteen, mess. NID Ahmedabad campus’s mess and ‘BMW’ canteen have failed an independent food safety and hygiene audit, with the report giving the verdict: ‘Fail: critical hazard detected’. Inspectors found “27 non-compliant parameters and 14 active critical hazards” during the audit on Oct 3, initiated directly by Student Activity Council (SAC) after complaints over “food quality, sanitary issues, and students falling ill”.