FSSAI issues notices to BigBasket, Flipkart, Gemini Edibles over misleading claimsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued notices to three companies for misleading health claims. Gemini Edibles & Fats Indi...
16 Oct, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
From paneer to pizza, FSSAI puts India’s ₹200 lakh crore consumer boom to the test. Who pays?The FSSAI's escalated enforcement in consumer sectors in India has led to increased compliance costs for companies. Many brands are now ree...
12 Oct, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Food firms scramble for experienced safety professionals as demand soarsIndia's food industry is currently experiencing a significant shortage of experienced food-safety professionals. Employers have reported a ...
09 Oct, 2026, 06.44 AM IST
Viral video shows staff at New Delhi Sweet shop in Chhattisgarh washing utensils in toiletA video showing utensils being washed on a toilet floor at New Delhi Sweets in Korba’s Niharika area has triggered a food safety inspection...
06 Oct, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Kyani & Co FSSAI licence suspended: What Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA found inside Mumbai’s more than 100-year-old Irani cafeMumbai’s historic Irani cafe Kyani & Co. has had its FSSAI licence suspended by the Maharashtra FDA after an inspection found rat droppings...
28 Sep, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
FDA officials extorting lakhs from eateries, quick-commerce firms, alleges Raut; seeks probeSanjay Raut has accused Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration officials of engaging in extortion against local businesses. He claims th...
28 Sep, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Pfizer India speaks up after Karnataka FDA crackdown, says patient safety is top priorityPfizer India has stated that patient safety and product quality are their top priorities following FDA actions. The Karnataka FDA canceled ...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA seizes adulterated food worth over Rs 1.36 cr, suspends 12 licences after statewide festive crackdownMaharashtra FDA seized and destroyed suspected adulterated, substandard and unhygienic food worth over Rs 1.36 crore during a four-day stat...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Fake drugs: Karnataka cancels 16 licenses, suspends 8 including that of Pfizer depotKarnataka's FDA raided a farmhouse, seizing spurious drugs and machinery valued at Rs 5.05 crore. The operation allegedly repackaged and re...
20 Sep, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Urinal in storage area, unclean water: Why FDA suspended licence of Mumbai’s Olympia Coffee House visited by Christopher Nolan and The Odyssey starsMumbai's Olympia Coffee House license was suspended by the FDA. The historic cafe faced numerous food safety and hygiene violations. These ...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA seizes food items worth lakhs in statewide crackdown on gutkha, milk products, sweetsMaharashtra FDA conducted statewide action seizing banned gutkha and pan masala. Milk and milk products worth over seven lakh rupees were a...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Tukaram Mundhe strikes again: FDA shuts Mumbai's iconic Cafe Mondegar in statewide raid over hygiene breachesMaharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four food businesses for hygiene breaches. Officials inspected thirty-eight establishments and collec...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA raids 11 food units in Thane, seizes Rs 20.48 lakh materialMaharashtra FDA has intensified food safety enforcement across the state. Eleven food manufacturing units in Thane were raided, seizing pro...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
Mumbai ISKCON Govinda's Restaurant licence suspended after FDA finds pest infestation, raw materials not cleaned before cookingMumbai’s FDA has suspended the licence of ISKCON’s Govinda’s Restaurant after an inspection found pest infestation, uncleaned raw materials...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
FDA suspends food licences of IRCTC supplier, 3 ISKCON establishments in MumbaiThe Maharashtra FDA has taken decisive action by suspending food licenses due to hygiene and safety breaches. A supplier linked with IRCTC ...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Munde’s action wins public praise, but court rebukes FDA over processFDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe faces criticism after initial praise for regulatory actions. The Bombay High Court has repeatedly pulled up...
05 Sep, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Maharashtra FDA suspends Blinkit, 2 Mumbai eateries’ food licences over serious hygiene violationsIn a significant regulatory move, the Maharashtra FDA has suspended food licenses for a Blinkit center and two popular Mumbai restaurants a...
01 Sep, 2026, 08.17 PM IST