Bengaluru | September 9, 2026 — Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration departments have raided e-commerce and dark-store warehouses in Bengaluru and nearby areas, seizing food products with improper or expired labels and medicines allegedly stored without the required licences. Officials said the value of the seized material exceeded Rs 3 crore over the past month, with several facilities sealed for further investigation.
Health Minister U.T. Khader detailed the enforcement action at a news conference. He said officials raided an Instamart warehouse in Hoskote and seized products worth Rs 1.43 crore, including expired food, improperly labelled products and medicines stored without a licence. The seized material included Rs 33 lakh worth of incorrectly labelled products, food valued at Rs 1.5 crore that had expired or was nearing expiry, and medicines worth Rs 4.2 lakh, according to the minister’s statement as reported by Vijay Karnataka.
Officials also searched an Amazon centre near the Defence Park area in Devanahalli. They seized food products worth Rs 20 lakh for failing to meet labelling standards prescribed under food safety and quality regulations. The material included improperly labelled products valued at Rs 14 lakh and expired food worth Rs 6 lakh. Medicines valued at more than Rs 2.45 lakh were also seized for being stored without the required licence.
At another Amazon centre in Tattihalli, Anekal, and near Madiwala, authorities confiscated products worth Rs 32 lakh, including improperly labelled and expired food items. The department also seized medicines valued at Rs 1.57 lakh that were allegedly stored without a licence. The authorities’ action covered e-commerce fulfilment facilities and dark stores serving online customers in and around the city.
Officials further raided the Leo 7 Enterprises facility in Bandlingarajapuram, where they found expired chocolates, sweets, ghee and dry fruits valued at Rs 56 lakh. The unit was closed following the raid. At Sapna Bazaar in HBR Layout, officials seized expired food products worth Rs 10,000.
The investigation reportedly began after the Food Safety Department intervened in a peptide party scheduled at a resort in Koramangala. The event was cancelled, and subsequent inquiries led officials to examine the online supply and storage of medicines. The department then traced suspected regulatory violations to warehouses and dark stores operated by or associated with Amazon, Instamart, Sapna Bazaar, Leo 7 Enterprises and other entities, the minister said.
The seized goods are now subject to further examination into their source, quality, labelling and storage. The facilities that were sealed will remain under investigation, while the departments are expected to determine whether additional action is required under food safety, drug storage and licensing rules.
