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FSSAI Cracks Down on BigBasket, Flipkart, Radisson Blu and Others for Violations
- •FSSAI took regulatory action against six food businesses including BigBasket Flipkart and Radisson Blu for hygiene violations licensing issues and misleading health claims.
- •The regulator cancelled the licence of Jhanvitanni and suspended DNV Food Products Limited due to severe sanitation deficiencies and non-compliance.
- •Radisson Blu Hotel in New Delhi received an improvement notice over pest concerns rusted machinery improper refrigeration and unsafe cooking oil.
- •BigBasket and Flipkart faced show-cause notices for promoting Freedom Cooking Rice Bran Oil with unauthorized health and cholesterol claims.
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FSSAI cancelled the licence of Jhanvitanni due to continued non-compliance and operating despite an earlier suspension, citing serious hygiene deficiencies. Separately, the regulator suspended the licence of DNV Food Products Limited after an inspection uncovered unhygienic conditions, rusted equipment, damaged flooring, and missing documentation.
FSSAI issued an improvement notice to AB Hotels Limited, which operates the Radisson Blu Hotel in New Delhi, following an inspection that found multiple food safety and hygiene deficiencies. The issues included rusted machinery, refrigeration and temperature monitoring problems, pest-control concerns like cockroaches and flies, drainage issues, and used cooking oil with high total polar compound values.
FSSAI issued notices to Innovative Retail Concepts Private Limited (BigBasket), Flipkart India Private Limited, and Gemini Edibles & Fats India Limited over promotional claims associated with Freedom Cooking Rice Bran Oil. The product was marketed with unpermitted claims regarding cholesterol reduction and natural oryzanol content that violated the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018.
