# FSSAI suspends licences of two food units over live insects, rodent droppings 2026-08-08T15:30:33+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended licences of two food manufacturers after inspections found serious violations. At VKC Nuts Private Limited in Uttar Pradesh, inspectors discovered live insects in pistachios, heavy black mould on walls and ceilings, rodent droppings, rusted machinery, and a live lizard near open crates of figs. They also found a food handler sorting figs with a bandaged hand. The unit scored only 38% in compliance assessment. At Chheda Specialities Foods Pvt Ltd in Maharashtra, inspectors found workers mixing besan dough with bare hands, peeling bananas on contaminated floors beside decomposing waste, fungal growth around edible oil tanks, broken insect-proof mesh, and raw materials stored on wet, dusty floors. Multiple food samples from earlier inspections were declared unsafe or misbranded. The unit scored 42% compliance. Both licences remain suspended until corrective measures are implemented. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - hindustantimes.com - ndtvprofit.com Tags: consumer protection, food safety, FSSAI, hygiene violations, licence suspension, Maharashtra FDA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/fssai-suspends-licences-of-two-food-units-live-insects-found/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/fssai-suspends-licences-of-two-food-units-live-insects-found/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.