Mumbai: Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 11 food establishments, including two Domino's Pizza outlets, following statewide inspections on October 21-22. The FDA said the licences were suspended with immediate effect under the Food Safety and Standards Act.

Source: The Hindu report via Scoopfeeds

Across the inspections, officials reported violations ranging from unhygienic kitchens, rusted utensils and poor drainage to missing medical certificates and unauthorised food dyes, according to summaries of the FDA action. The FDA did not specify which violations were detected at individual establishments.

Source: Inshorts

Mumbai establishments named

The Mumbai establishments whose licences were suspended include a bakery in Mazgaon, Nekzad Restaurant in Grant Road, Foodies Multi Cuisine in Bandra West, Arabian Luqma in Jogeshwari West and Delhi Zaiqa, operated by Zidz Food and Hospitality, in Kurla West. Others include You Mee, operated by Lite Bite Foods Pvt Ltd, at R City Mall in Ghatkopar West; Bikkgane Biryani LLP in Govandi-Chembur; and a Domino's Pizza outlet operated by Jubilant Foodworks Ltd 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, over violations of food safety regulations.

38 tonnes seized, biggest haul in Navi Mumbai

The FDA seized 37,991.4 kg of food stock — about 38 tonnes — worth approximately Rs 54.66 lakh, yaani about Rs 0.55 crore, across Maharashtra during inspections on October 21 over suspected quality and labelling violations.

37,991 kgfood stock seized across Maharashtra
Rs 54.66 lakhapproximate value of seized stock
33,286 kgrajma and pulses seized in Nerul, Navi Mumbai

The largest seizure was reported from Navi Mumbai, where officials confiscated 33,286 kg of rajma and pulses worth Rs 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. The FDA said the products were suspected to be substandard and improperly labelled — a suspicion, not a proved finding against the company.

In the Nashik division, officials seized 483.4 kg of food products worth Rs 1.70 lakh from three establishments, including refined soybean oil, butter and ghee, and yellow sev and papdi. In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, authorities seized 4,222 kg of jaggery and fennel seeds worth Rs 2.91 lakh from Aurangabad Cold Storage LLP 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.