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FSSAI Suspends Seven Seas Hospitality Licence Over Egregious Food Safety Violations
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Storyboard•30-09-2026, 17:45
FSSAI Suspends Seven Seas Hospitality Licence Over Egregious Food Safety Violations
- •The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) immediately suspended Seven Seas Hospitality Pvt Ltd's licence due to severe food safety and hygiene violations.
- •An inspection revealed a mere 30% compliance score, flagging critical deficiencies in food storage, sanitation, pest control, and basic infrastructure.
- •Officials discovered fungal growth on various food items, rotten capsicum, degraded cooking oils, and inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods.
- •Poor hygiene, water stagnation, foul odour, filth, and inadequate housekeeping were noted in food preparation areas, alongside the presence of cockroaches and house flies.
- •FSSAI officials destroyed 74 kg/litres of non-compliant food articles as part of the enforcement action, emphasizing a crackdown on commercial food establishments.
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The FSSAI suspended the licence of Seven Seas Hospitality Pvt Ltd with immediate effect because an inspection revealed serious food safety and hygiene violations, resulting in a low compliance score of just 30%.
Inspectors discovered poor sanitation conditions like water stagnation and foul odour, along with deteriorated food items featuring fungal growth on tomatoes, papaya, jaggery, and cashew nuts. Additionally, officials found rotten capsicum, degraded cooking oils, inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, and pest infestations such as cockroaches and house flies.
As part of its enforcement action against the violations, FSSAI officials destroyed 74 kg/litres of non-compliant food articles.
