FDA suspends licences of 8 Mumbai eateries, seizes 38 tonnes of food stock in Maharashtra

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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended the licences of eight eateries in Mumbai and seized nearly 38 tonnes of food stock worth Rs 54.6 lakh across the state during inspections on Wednesday and Thursday.

The inspections uncovered violations, including unhygienic kitchens and drainage systems, rusted racks and utensils, incomplete temperature records, workers without medical certificates and the use of unauthorised food colours in sweets.

The establishments whose licences were suspended in Mumbai are SK Bakery in Mazgaon, Nekzad Restaurant in Grant Road, Foodies Multi Cuisine in Bandra, Arabian Luqma in Jogeshwari and Delhi Zaika in Kurla. The list also includes You Mee in Ghatkopar, a Domino’s Pizza outlet in Bhandup and Bikkgane Biryani in Govandi-Chembur.

The Food and Drug Administration said that the licences had been suspended with immediate effect. However, it did not specify which violations were found at each establishment.

As for the seizures, the largest was reported in Navi Mumbai, where officials confiscated 33,286 kg of kidney beans and other pulses worth about Rs 50 lakh from RDC Agro Ventures in the Shirwane area of Nerul.

The department said that the products were suspected to be substandard and incorrectly labelled.

In the Nashik division, officials seized 483.4 kg of food products worth Rs 1.7 lakh from three establishments....

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