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Swiggy Instamart, Amazon Warehouse Among 10 Establishments Losing Licenses Over FDA Violations
- •The Maharashtra FDA suspended licenses of 10 food establishments, including a Swiggy Instamart dark store, for violating food safety norms.
- •An inspection at the Swiggy Instamart dark store found a live rat, rodent-damaged rice bags, droppings, cockroach infestation, and dead insects.
- •Nine other businesses, including an Amazon warehouse operator and Sadguru Sweets, also had their licenses suspended.
- •The FDA seized adulterated and unhygienic food products worth Rs 1.36 crore across Maharashtra during a festive-season enforcement drive.
- •Seized items included khoya, mawa, peda, ghee, edible oil, and 1,868 kg of turmeric powder worth Rs 6.53 lakh.
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The Maharashtra FDA suspended the licence of M/s Swinsta ENT Private Limited, operating a Swiggy Instamart dark store in Mumbai, after inspections found a live rat in the food-handling area, rodent-damaged rice bags, rodent droppings, cockroach infestations, live flies, and dead insects.
The FDA suspended licences for nine other food businesses, including an Amazon warehouse operated by Acculogicx Supply Chain Solutions Pvt Ltd, Sadguru Sweets and Farsan Mart, Suleman Usman Mithaiwala, Jain Sweet & Bhelpuri House LLP, and Nice Enterprises.
As part of its festive-season enforcement drive, the FDA seized suspected adulterated and unhygienic products worth Rs 1.36 crore, including khoya, mawa, peda, ghee, edible oil, barfi, dried apricots, raisins, jaggery, sweets, dairy products, and turmeric powder.
