The Mumbai Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of nine restaurants over hygiene and food-safety violations, while separately seizing more than 33,000 kg of rajma and pulses from a food establishment in Nerul, according to a report by the Times of India.
The restaurant licences were suspended during inspections conducted over the last two days. The establishments include a Domino’s Pizza outlet in Bhandup, SK Bakery in Mazgaon, Nekzad Restaurant in Grant Road, Foodies Multi Cuisine in Bandra West, Arabian Luqma in Jogeshwari West, Zidz Food and Hospitality, which operates Delhi Zaiak, in Kurla West, Lite Bite Foods You Mee at R City Mall in Ghatkopar West, and Bikkgane Biryani in Chembur.
The FDA did not provide specific violations for each restaurant, but told the press that inspectors found some premises in severely unsanitary conditions. The reported violations included unhygienic kitchen premises and drainage systems, rusted storage racks and cooking utensils, and the re-mixing of returned bread into fresh dough.
Inspectors also found unrecorded food-temperature logs and kitchen staff working without mandatory medical fitness certificates. The reported violations further included the use of unauthorised food colours in sweets. These findings place restaurant kitchens, storage practices, staff-health documentation and food-handling procedures under the regulator’s scrutiny.
In a separate action, FDA officials seized stock from RDC Agro Ventures Pvt Ltd in Nerul East. The seized material included 10,998 kg of red rajma and 22,288 kg of “Bullet Pulses”. Officials said the products were of substandard quality.
The actions highlight the range of food-safety controls that city regulators are expected to enforce across Mumbai’s dense and diverse food-service network. Restaurant licensing inspections can cover sanitation, drainage, storage, food preparation, employee health documentation and compliance with permitted ingredients and additives.
The reported inspections also show that food-safety enforcement extends beyond restaurants to suppliers and establishments holding large quantities of packaged or bulk food products. The seizure in Nerul involved a combined quantity of 33,286 kg of rajma and pulses, according to the figures reported by the Times of India.
The FDA’s immediate action on the nine restaurant licences and the seized stock represents the enforcement step reported by the agency. The source report did not specify the duration of the suspensions, the individual corrective measures required from the restaurants, or the subsequent process for restoration of the licences.
