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Maharashtra FDA suspends Kyani cafe licence, 30 food licences
The Story in Brief
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the FSSAI licence of Mumbai's historic Irani cafe Kyani & Co after an inspection on Sunday, 27 September found rat droppings, live flies, dead cockroaches, blood in a refrigerator, cats on the premises, and an open sewage manhole in the processing section. The cafe, established in 1904, was ordered to stop all food operations immediately.
The action was part of a statewide festive-season crackdown from 23 to 27 September in which the FDA seized 50,601.78 kg of food products worth Rs 1.19 crore and suspended licences of 30 establishments across Maharashtra. In Mumbai alone, 13 outlets faced action, including Royal China, Colaba Sweet Mart, a Subway outlet, and Daffodils Fast Food Inn. The FDA also registered 22 FIRs, arrested 30 people, sealed three establishments, and seized three vehicles.
FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said the government would continue strict legal action against establishments selling or storing unhygienic food. The suspended establishments are being monitored for compliance.
Update, 1 October 2026: Four dark stores run by Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart and Zepto in Hyderabad had their FSSAI licences suspended on 30 September after inspections by TG SAFE found unhygienic premises, expired food, and pest infestation. The action is separate from the Maharashtra crackdown but mirrors its enforcement pattern.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All eight sources report the same factual details from the Maharashtra FDA's press statement, with no variation in figures, dates, or the list of establishments. India Today, Hindustan Times, Times Now, Times of India, and Livemint lead with the Kyani cafe closure as the headline item, while Telangana Today and NDTV Profit focus on the separate Hyderabad dark-store suspensions. The coverage is uniform straight reporting across outlets, with no pro-government or critical framing evident. The Telangana action, reported by Times of India, Telangana Today, and NDTV Profit, mirrors the Maharashtra enforcement pattern but is a distinct operation. The next step for both drives is compliance monitoring and potential further action after reinspection.
Four dark stores run by Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart and Zepto in Hyderabad had their FSSAI licences suspended on 30 September after inspections by TG SAFE found unhygienic premises, expired food, and pest infestation.
Coverage: 8 sources, 8 neutral
Sources (8): indiatoday.in (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), livemint.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report), telanganatoday.com (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 8 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
