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FSSAI Suspends Delhi Eatery's License Over Fungus, Rotten Food, Cockroaches
- •The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) suspended the food business license of Delhi-based Seven Seas Hospitality in Rohini due to severe food safety and hygiene violations.
- •Inspectors found serious non-compliances, including water stagnation, foul odour, filth, and inadequate housekeeping in food preparation areas, resulting in a compliance score of only 30%.
- •Deteriorated food materials with fungal growth on items like tomatoes, papaya, jaggery, and cashew nuts were discovered, alongside rotten capsicum and degraded cooking oil.
- •Deficiencies in food storage, inadequate segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, and poor pest control with the presence of cockroaches and house flies were also noted.
- •FSSAI destroyed 74 kg/litres of non-compliant food articles and directed Seven Seas Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. to cease all food business activities immediately as part of a wider crackdown on food safety.
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The FSSAI suspended the licence of Seven Seas Hospitality in Rohini with immediate effect after an inspection revealed severe hygiene and food safety violations, resulting in a low compliance score of only 30%. Inspectors discovered poor sanitation, water stagnation, cockroaches, house flies, and deteriorated or fungal-infested food items such as tomatoes, papaya, jaggery, and cashew nuts.
During the inspection of the premises, officials destroyed 74 kg/litres of non-compliant food articles that failed to meet safety standards. The company was also ordered to immediately cease all food business activities for the duration of the suspension period.
The FSSAI announced penal action against multiple e-commerce operators, including Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, Bigbasket, Flipkart India, and Zepto. These platforms faced scrutiny over food products like dates, milk, and yoghurt that allegedly carried misleading claims.
