# TG SAFE suspends licences of 11 Hyderabad eateries, 25 shut in Andhra

2026-09-26T23:16:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 4 independent outlets

Telangana food safety regulator TG SAFE on Saturday suspended the FSSAI licences of 11 restaurants in Madhapur, Hitec City and Gachibowli after inspections found cockroach and rodent infestations, expired food, unhygienic kitchens and poor storage. Ten enforcement teams inspected 20 establishments. Licences were suspended for outlets including Antera Kitchen and Bar, Fusion 9/Amnesia Sky Bar and Monastery. Improvement notices were issued to Rameshwaram Cafe, Hotel Shadab and Shah Ghouse, with re-inspections to follow. Show-cause notices were served on three other establishments. In Andhra Pradesh, the Food Safety department inspected 70 eateries across all 28 districts on the same day and shut 25 establishments for similar violations. Officials seized and destroyed over 100 kg of cooked food stored in freezers. The department filed 30 legal cases, 10 against units without valid licences and 20 for serious hygiene lapses. The simultaneous drives in both states mark a coordinated enforcement push.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All six outlets reported the same basic facts from the TG SAFE and Andhra drives, with no discernible slant difference. The Hindu gave the most detail on the Andhra Pradesh action and named the supervising officials. Telangana Today and Times of India led with the goriest violations, such as rat faeces and gutka-chewing staff, but did not editorialise. Siasat and The Hindu published virtually identical straight accounts. The uniform reporting suggests the department released a detailed press note that every outlet followed. The next concrete step is the re-inspection of the six eateries served improvement notices and the penalties on the three show-cause units.

## Coverage

- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/tgsafe-raids-3-eateries-in-hyderabad-warangal-flags-violations-3548557/>
  Factual report of suspension and violations, no slant
- telanganatoday.com (neutral report) <https://telanganatoday.com/cockroaches-rat-faeces-found-as-tg-safe-acts-against-11-hyderabad-eateries>
  Detailed factual report of inspections, suspensions and specific violations
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/food-safety-department-shuts-down-25-eateries-for-violations/article71513897.ece>
  Straight report on improvement notices and licence suspensions
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/antera-shut-notices-to-shah-ghouse-other-eateries-over-hygiene-lapses/articleshow/134509772.cms>
  Factual account of licence suspensions and violations, no slant
- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/improvement-notices-issued-to-three-restaurants-in-hyderabad-fssai-licences-of-11-eateries-suspended/article71513552.ece>
  Straight report on improvement notices and licence suspensions
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/tg-safe-suspends-fssai-licences-of-11-eateries-in-hyderabad-3548718/>
  Factual report of suspension and violations, no slant

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