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FDA Suspends Licences Of 17 Mumbai Eateries Over Rodents And Cockroaches
- •Maharashtra FDA suspended the licences and registrations of 17 food establishments in Mumbai, including three Domino's Pizza locations, following severe hygiene lapses.
- •Inspections revealed alarming violations such as rodent-damaged food packets, live cockroach infestations, and improper storage of raw and cooked ingredients.
- •Other infractions included the reuse of burnt cooking oil, dirty refrigerators, failure to display FSSAI licences, and ignored improvement notices.
- •Across Maharashtra, FDA teams seized over 24,000 kg of suspected substandard, unsafe, or mislabelled food products valued at approximately Rs 50.19 lakh during the festive enforcement drive.
- •Two edible-oil repacking units in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar also faced licence suspensions after authorities found substandard oil stored in rusted iron tanks.
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The Maharashtra FDA suspended the licences and registrations of 17 food establishments in Mumbai on October 14, 2026, including three Domino's Pizza locations in Parel, Andheri, and Borivali. Other outlets that faced action include Carnival by Tresind, Thanksgiving Patisserie and Confectionery, Darjeeling Lepcha Momos, and Hundo Pizza.
Inspectors discovered food packets gnawed by rodents, live cockroach infestations, inadequate pest-control measures, and unhygienic premises. Additional violations included improper storage and handling of ingredients, reuse of burnt cooking oil, dirty or uncalibrated refrigerators, missing mandatory records, and failure to prominently display FSSAI licences.
During the festive season enforcement drive, FDA teams across Maharashtra seized 24,406 kg of suspected substandard, unsafe, or mislabelled food products valued at approximately Rs 50.19 lakh. The seized goods included items such as edible oil, sweets, sabudana, wafers, chakli, arecanut, and buckwheat flour across various divisions.
