WHAT HAPPENED
INDIA The Maharashtra FDA has suspended the food licences of 10 food establishments in Mumbai, including an Amazon warehouse and dark store in Kandivali East, Suleman Usman Mithaiwala on Mohammed Ali Road and a Swiggy Instamart dark store in Ballard Estate, after inspections found serious hygiene and food-safety violations. The action was part of the FDA's festive-season crackdown between September 17 and 20. The latest action follows a series of inspections by the state food regulator in Mumbai as authorities step up checks on food businesses ahead of the festive season. Swiggy Instamart Dark Store Found With Rodents, Cockroaches At the Swiggy Instamart dark store in Ballard Estate, operated by Swinsta ENT Pvt Ltd, FDA officials reportedly found live rodents and cockroaches in food-handling areas. Inspectors also found rodent droppings in storage areas and rice bags that had been gnawed open, with grains spilling onto contaminated floors.
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