Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 11 food establishments across the state, including two Domino's Pizza outlets, following statewide inspections on October 21 and 22, according to reports of the FDA's action. The licences were suspended with immediate effect under the Food Safety and Standards Act.
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The Mumbai establishments named in the FDA's action include S.K. Bakery in Mazgaon, Nekzad Restaurant in Grant Road, Foodies Multi Cuisine in Bandra West, Arabian Luqma in Jogeshwari West, Delhi Zaiak in Kurla West, You Mee at R City Mall in Ghatkopar West, Bikkgane Biryani in Govandi-Chembur, and a Domino's Pizza outlet operated by Jubilant Foodworks in Bhandup West. In a separate action on October 21, the FDA also suspended the licences of a Domino's Pizza outlet in Beed and K.K. Bakers in Rahmat Nagar, Parbhani.
Source: The Hindu via Scoopfeeds
What inspectors said they found
Reports of the inspections cited unhygienic kitchens, rusted utensils, poor drainage, staff working without mandatory medical certificates, missing temperature records for stored food, unauthorised food colours in sweets, and returned bread allegedly being mixed with fresh stock. The FDA did not specify which violations were detected at each individual establishment.
Source: Mirror Now
Nearly 38 tonnes seized, biggest haul in Navi Mumbai
During inspections on October 21, the FDA seized a total of 37,991.4 kg of food stock worth approximately ₹54.66 lakh — yaani roughly ₹0.55 crore — across Maharashtra over suspected quality and labelling violations. The largest seizure was in Navi Mumbai, where officials confiscated 33,286 kg of rajma and pulses worth ₹50.05 lakh from RDC Agro Ventures Pvt Ltd at the TTC Industrial Area in Shirwane, Nerul. The stock included 10,998 kg of small red rajma and 22,288 kg of whole rajma marketed under the Bullet Pulses name, and was suspected to be substandard and improperly labelled, the FDA said.
In the Nashik division, officials seized 483.4 kg of food products worth ₹1.70 lakh from three establishments, including refined soybean oil, butter and ghee, and yellow sev and papdi. At one Sinnar trading company, officials said the laboratory was not functioning, the technical person was absent and no analysis report was available. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, authorities seized 4,222 kg of jaggery and fennel seeds worth ₹2.91 lakh from a cold storage unit in Jadhavwadi.
FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe urged consumers to report food quality complaints or malpractice through the toll-free number 1800222365 or the department's online grievance portal. This is a fresh batch of suspensions and seizures in the FDA's ongoing statewide food safety drive, separate from an earlier crackdown reported this week in which the agency seized goods worth ₹3.11 crore and suspended four Mumbai licences.