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Maharashtra suspends 12 grocery warehouse permits over hygiene lapses
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration has suspended permits for 12 warehouses operated by Eternal’s Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart after inspections found cockroaches, rotten vegetables, rodent waste and unhygienic storage. The FDA…
The Story in Brief
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration has suspended permits for 12 warehouses operated by Eternal’s Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart after inspections found cockroaches, rotten vegetables, rodent waste and unhygienic storage. The FDA inspected 86 establishments and issued 60 improvement notices, according to its statement. At a Zepto warehouse in Nashik, workers reportedly entered storage areas in street footwear, raising contamination risks.
The action follows licence suspensions at four Domino’s outlets and hygiene findings at restaurants and hotels in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Industry executive Divya Aggarwal told The Economic Times that restaurants must become more transparent and accountable. She said current dining numbers do not show a major decline, despite social media calls to cook at home.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that every restaurant and delivery warehouse is unsafe, while the opposite claim is that isolated lapses need no attention. Neither is supported by the inspections. Consumers need clear corrective reports, not viral photographs or corporate assurances. The useful test is simple: how many of the 60 improvement notices lead to verified compliance, and how quickly?
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
