The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration conducted inspections on Wednesday and Thursday, suspending the licences of eight eateries in Mumbai for various violations. In addition, nearly 38 tonnes of food stock worth Rs 54.6 lakh were seized across the state.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted inspections on Wednesday and Thursday, leading to the suspension of licences for eight eateries in Mumbai. The establishments found violating hygiene and safety norms include SK Bakery in Mazgaon, Nekzad Restaurant in Grant Road, Foodies Multi Cuisine in Bandra, Arabian Luqma in Jogeshwari, Delhi Zaika in Kurla, You Mee in Ghatkopar, a Domino’s Pizza outlet in Bhandup and Bikkgane Biryani in Govandi-Chembur. The FDA seized nearly 38 tonnes of food stock worth Rs 54.6 lakh across the state.
In addition to the Mumbai eateries, the department also took action against other establishments. In Navi Mumbai, officials confiscated 33,286 kg of kidney beans and other pulses worth about Rs 50 lakh from RDC Agro Ventures in the Shirwane area of Nerul. The products were suspected to be substandard and incorrectly labelled.
In the Nashik division, officials seized 483.4 kg of food products worth Rs 1.7 lakh from three establishments. These included refined soybean oil from Shri Santaji Trading Company in Sinnar, butter and ghee from New Huma Trading Company in Nashik, and yellow sev and papdi from Mahipati Enterprises.
The Food and Drug Administration said that the licences had been suspended with immediate effect. However, it did not specify which violations were found at each establishment.
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