Amazon is reviewing findings from Karnataka food safety inspectors who reported seizing mislabelled and expired food products from two of the company’s food storage and supply units in Bengaluru, along with medicines allegedly stored without a valid licence.
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration conducted checks at the two facilities and said on Tuesday that products worth a combined $59,000 were found with “incorrect/inadequate” labelling or past their expiry date. Officials also said they seized medicines valued at $4,232 that were being stored without a valid licence.
Amazon said on Wednesday that it was reviewing the inspection findings and would take necessary steps based on the observations. “We have robust systems and controls designed to prevent products that do not meet applicable regulatory requirements from being listed on amazon.in or entering our fulfilment centers,” the company said in response to a request for comment.
The inspection comes as federal and state authorities conduct a broader enforcement drive involving clubs, restaurants and major brands. The campaign has included action against companies such as Domino’s and McDonald’s, according to the report.
An industry source said Amazon was strengthening its internal controls to ensure that similar lapses did not recur. The source did not provide further details about the measures being considered or the specific products involved.
The Bengaluru findings concern the handling and storage of products within Amazon’s food supply operations. The regulator’s statement, as reported, does not establish whether the products had entered consumer circulation, nor does it identify the brands or product categories involved.
The inspection follows a separate raid by a regulator in another state at an unrelated warehouse in Mumbai. In that case, officials alleged that false nutritional information and expiry dates were being added to products from PepsiCo, Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola to prepare them for export. Those companies had not commented on that matter at the time of the report.
The two incidents are separate, but both have emerged during the recent nationwide enforcement activity involving food storage, labelling and product compliance. The Bengaluru inspection places scrutiny on the systems used to manage food products and other regulated goods within large-scale supply and fulfilment facilities.
Amazon did not disclose the value or quantity of individual products seized in Bengaluru beyond the figures cited by the state regulator. It also did not specify whether any listings, warehouse operations or supplier relationships had been suspended while the review continued.
The company’s review and any further action by Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration are the next steps identified in the report.
