Domino's Pizza outlets among 25 food establishments facing licence suspension in Maharashtra: FDA seizes 81,330 kg of food worth Rs 1.73 crore

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of 25 food establishments and four edible oil and spice manufacturing units as part of a statewide crackdown, officials said on Friday.

Six outlets of Domino' s Pizza were among the establishments whose licences were suspended in Pune division. The action also covered outlets in Jalna and Parbhani in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, the FDA said. The FDA also seized approximately 81,330 kg of suspected substandard, adulterated or wrongly-labelled food products worth ₹1.73 crore from 37 establishments across six divisions.

In a press release, it said the seized stock included edible oil, chilli and turmeric powder, areca nut, dry fruits, sabudana, bhagar, rajgira, tea powder and sweets.


"Samples of the seized products have been sent for laboratory analysis. Further legal action will be taken under Food Safety and Standards Act after the reports are received," it added. The action against food establishments followed inspections that revealed violations of Schedule 4 of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations 2011, the FDA said.

Licences of seven establishments in Mumbai division and two in Konkan were suspended, while the figure was eight each for Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar divisions. The FDA said the action revealed several hygiene-related violations, including live cockroaches, fungal contamination, unclean utensils, improper storage and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food.

A closure notice was also issued to a sweet manufacturer in Mumbai after officials found violations relating to its manufacturing premises and hygiene.