Maharashtra’s food safety regulator has suspended licences at several food outlets and a dairy facility across the state, after inspections uncovered hygiene violations ranging from pest infestations to tampered official seals.
The FDA also suspended the registration certificate of Gulzar Mohmmadi Hotel in Kurla (West) after an inspection revealed severe structural filth and cockroach infestations at the premises. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the state food licence of Blink Commerce Private Limited, which operates Blinkit , in Akola. The action followed a re-inspection that found hygiene and storage violations at the outlet. A popular outlet in Malad West also had its food licence suspended after inspectors found unhygienic conditions, unsealed dairy products and pest infestations at the site.
The hotel recorded a failing score of only 24 out of 88 points.
These actions come amid heightened scrutiny of food joints and quick-commerce stores by the food regulator.
In an earlier incident, a rat was allegedly spotted running inside an ice cream freezer at a Blinkit store in the Godrej Hill area of Kalyan, Thane, prompting concerns over food safety and calls for action from authorities.
