Water dripping directly onto stored food inside cold storage.
Violations of Schedule 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.
Food handlers preparing food barefoot and while wearing jewellery.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the FSSAI licences of five high-end, prominent clubs in Mumbai, stating that the action was taken after inspections revealed serious food safety and hygiene violations.
According to the FDA, inspections uncovered multiple violations, including cockroach and fly infestations, mouldy vegetables, expired food items, poor segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, improper storage practices, inadequate hygiene among food handlers, and failure to comply with mandatory food safety standards.FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:Stop Business Notice issuedViolations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:As per the FDA, the enforcement drive extended well beyond Mumbai.
No segregation between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preparation areas.
Heavy infestation of live cockroaches and flies in food handling and waste disposal areas.
Water dripping directly onto stored food inside cold storage.
Blocked drains and cockroach traps creating unhygienic conditions.
Brooms kept on kitchen countertops, increasing the risk of contamination.
Mouldy vegetables, overripe mushrooms and expired food items stored.
No FIFO/FEFO inventory system and inadequate food labelling.
Food-contact utensils kept directly on the floor during washing and handling.
No colour-coded chopping boards, increasing the risk of cross-contamination.
Heavy grease, dirt, sludge and stagnant water on food-contact equipment, floors and drainage channels.
Doors were not smooth or non-absorbent, allowing pest entry.
Inadequate personal hygiene facilities.
Raw materials not properly cleaned or inspected before use.
No records maintained for frying oil usage.
Damaged walls and ceilings, with particles falling into food.
No FIFO/FEFO system and inadequate food labelling.
Cooked food not stored at appropriate temperatures.
Cleaning schedules not updated.
Kitchen drainage poorly maintained and capable of breeding pests.
Food handlers not maintaining hygiene; gloves, caps and aprons not used.
Cooking equipment rusted and difficult to clean.
Doors allowed pest entry.
Inadequate personal hygiene facilities.
Packaging material not certified as food-grade.
Cooked, uncooked, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food not segregated.
Equipment not sanitised before and after use.
Presence of flies and other pests.
Food handlers not using gloves, caps or aprons.
No internal or external food safety audits conducted.
An unauthorised third-party catering agency (Nebula Catering Services) was operating without a valid FSSAI licence.
Live cockroaches and spider webs found in the kitchen.
Raw, cooked, vegetarian and non-vegetarian food stored together, creating a risk of cross-contamination.
Water and food testing not conducted periodically.
Structural and management changes made without informing or obtaining approval from the licensing authority.
No qualified technical staff supervising food production.
Mandatory medical and vaccination records of food handlers were not maintained.
Doors not smooth or non-absorbent, allowing pest entry.
Inadequate temperature monitoring system.
Floors were slippery and unhygienic.
Food and water testing reports not updated.
Damaged walls and ceilings, with particles falling into food.
No FIFO/FEFO system and inadequate food labelling.
Packaging material not certified as food-grade.
No cleaning schedule.
Poor sewer maintenance creating pest breeding grounds.
Poor personal hygiene among food handlers.
Operating without mandatory FSSAI registration/licence.
Violations of Schedule 4 of the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011.
Directed to stop food business operations.
Fungal growth found on raw vegetables.
Raw, contaminated and cooked food stored together inside refrigeration units.
Heavy fly infestation, stagnant wastewater, unhygienic drains and absence of cockroach traps.
Peeling paint and rust on walls and ceilings.
Failure to produce NABL-approved food and drinking water testing reports.
Food handlers preparing food barefoot and while wearing jewellery.
No employee medical examination or fitness records.
Refrigeration units unable to maintain proper temperature due to faulty doors.
Non-food-grade plastic drums used for storing pickles.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the FSSAI licences of five high-end, prominent clubs in Mumbai, stating that the action was taken after inspections revealed serious food safety and hygiene violations. The move was part of a statewide enforcement drive that also led to the seizure of food stocks worth more than ₹1.04 crore over four days.The FDA said it conducted 35 raids across the state and inspected 81 food establishments between July 24 and July 27 under its "Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra" initiative. The FDA said it has suspended the licences of eleven food businesses. Twelve establishments were issued improvement notices, while one was ordered to shut operations.The five high-end Mumbai clubs whose licences were suspended are The Cricket Club of India, RK Juhu Gymkhana, The Aparna Juhu Gymkhana, MIG Cricket Club, Bandra, and The Willingdon Sports Club. According to the FDA, inspections uncovered multiple violations, including cockroach and fly infestations, mouldy vegetables, expired food items, poor segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, improper storage practices, inadequate hygiene among food handlers, and failure to comply with mandatory food safety standards.FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:Stop Business Notice issuedViolations:FSSAI licence suspendedMajor violations:As per the FDA, the enforcement drive extended well beyond Mumbai. In Satara, FDA officials said they caught a person allegedly preparing artificial milk by mixing refined palm oil and an unidentified white powder with buffalo milk. In Nashik, authorities seized 200 litres of cow's milk from a milk collection centre after finding hygiene violations.The agency also intensified its crackdown on banned food products such as gutkha and pan masala. During the four-day operation, officials registered eighteen FIRs, arrested twenty-two people, and seized prohibited products worth ₹46.6 lakh.Apart from banned products, the FDA seized more than 21,400 kg of suspected substandard, unsafe and mislabelled food items worth nearly ₹58 lakh from various parts of the state. Samples have been sent to laboratories for analysis, and further legal action will be initiated based on the test results.
