I spectio s
u cove ed
violatio s
a gi g
f om
cock oach
i festatio
a d
expi ed
food
to
poo
hygie e
a d
sto age
p actices.
NEW
DELHI:
The
Maha asht a
Food
a d
D ug
Admi ist atio
(FDA)
has
suspe ded
the
lice ces
of
14
food
busi ess
establishme ts
li ked
to
quick-comme ce
platfo ms
Bli kit,
Zepto
a d
I stama t
afte
a
statewide
i spectio
d ive
u cove ed
multiple
food
safety
a d
hygie e
violatio s.The
August
13
d ive
cove ed
86
establishme ts
ac oss
Maha asht a
i volved
i
the
sto age,
sale
a d
delive y
of
food
th ough
o li e
platfo ms.
The
FDA
issued
60
imp oveme t
otices
a d
o de ed
o e
facility
to
tempo a ily
halt
ope atio s,
ews
age cy
PTI
epo ted.Of
the
14
suspe ded
lice ces,
five
we e
li ked
to
Bli kit,
five
to
Zepto,
two
to
I stama t,
while
o e
each
belo ged
to
Bhagwati
Sto es
a d
Swi sta
E t
Pvt
Ltd.The
i spectio s
focused
o
sto age
co ditio s,
tempe atu e
co t ol,
clea li ess,
pest
ma ageme t,
pe so al
hygie e
of
food
ha dle s,
food
safety
eco ds,
display
of
lice ces
a d
complia ce
with
i ve to y
p actices
such
as
Fi st
I ,
Fi st
Out
(FIFO)
a d
Fi st
Expi ed,
Fi st
Out
(FEFO).I
Pu e,
the
FDA
suspe ded
the
lice ce
of
a
Zepto
outlet
i
Lohegao
afte
i specto s
fou d
food
items
sto ed
beyo d
thei
decla ed
“use
by”
dates.
The
egulato
also
flagged
u hygie ic
sto age
co ditio s,
i adequate
pest
co t ol
a d
lapses
i
pe so al
hygie e,
addi g
that
the
compa y’s
espo se
du i g
the
hea i g
was
u satisfacto y.A othe
Pu e
facility
ope ated
by
Swi sta
E t
Pvt
Ltd
was
fou d
to
have
a
cock oach
i festatio ,
i adequate
cold-chai
mai te a ce
fo
f oze
p oducts
a d
deficie cies
i
hygie e
a d
pest-co t ol
p actices.I
Mumbai,
a
Bli kit
facility
i
Malad
(West)
was
fou d
to
be
ope ati g
with
chille
tempe atu es
above
the
p esc ibed
limit.
I specto s
also
fou d
that
a ou d
40
food
ha dle s
had
ot
u de go e
ma dato y
medical
exami atio s
a d
that
eco ds
we e
u available.The
FDA
said
seve al
wo ke s
we e
ot
usi g
p otective
gea
such
as
gloves,
ap o s
a d
head
cove i gs.
I specto s
also
fou d
damaged
sto age
acks,
poo
o ga isatio
a d
i adequate
seg egatio
of
diffe e t
catego ies
of
food
p oducts.At
a othe
Bli kit
facility
i
Ghatkopa ,
officials
flagged
sho tcomi gs
i
d ai age,
waste
disposal,
tempe atu e
co t ol
a d
housekeepi g.
The
outlet
was
classified
as
o -complia t
afte
sco i g
46
pe
ce t
du i g
the
i spectio .I spectio s
at
Zepto
facilities
i
Mulu d
a d
Go egao
evealed
deficie cies
elated
to
food
sto age,
tempe atu e
ma ageme t,
clea li ess
a d
lice ce
display.
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At
a
I stama t
outlet
i
A dhe i,
i specto s
fou d
food
packets
sto ed
di ectly
o
the
floo .
The
FDA
also
epo ted
i adequate
sto age
space,
ove c owdi g
a d
deficie cies
i
hygie e
a d
tempe atu e
co t ol.The
i spectio
d ive
also
cove ed
delive y
ope atio s.At
a
Bli kit
sto e
i
Ka ad
i
Sata a
dist ict,
officials
checked
125
delive y
ide s
a d
fou d
that
they
lacked
ide tity
ca ds
a d
medical
fit ess
eco ds.
The
egulato
also
fou d
that
the
outlet’s
FSSAI
lice ce
was
ot
displayed
o
delive y
bags
a d
boxes.The
FDA
di ected
the
compa y
to
suspe d
two-wheele
delive y
ope atio s
at
the
outlet
u til
the
deficie cies
we e
add essed.The
egulato
said
the
actio
was
take
u de
the
Food
Safety
a d
Sta da ds
Act,
2006,
a d
u ged
all
food
busi esses
ope ati g
th ough
o li e
platfo ms
to
st ictly
comply
with
p esc ibed
food
safety,
hygie e
a d
sto age
sta da ds.