Food Manifest 
Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of Cafe Mondegar and three other Mumbai food establishments after inspections found serious food safety, hygiene and sanitation violations. The action forms part of an intensified enforcement drive across Maharashtra ahead of the festive season. Cafe Mondegar Fails Food Safety Checks During
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Key Update As Maharashtrians welcome Lord Ganesha into their homes, the state’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA), led by Tukaram Mundhe, is stepping up scrutiny of food served as Ganpati prasad, at society bhandaras and through other community food programmes. Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, housing societies in Vasai-Virar and Mumbai began circulating advisories asking residents
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Significant Update India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has issued notices to five-star hotels JW Marriott and Andaz Delhi after inspections uncovered serious hygiene and food-safety violations, including pest infestations, expired food and poor sanitation. Both hotels operate in Delhi’s Aerocity. FSSAI has directed them to take immediate
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Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food-business licences of three Domino’s Pizza outlets in Mumbai, operated by Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd., after inspections uncovered multiple violations related to hygiene, food storage, pest control and operational compliance. The affected outlets are located in Vile Parle West, Borivali West and Ghatkopar West.
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Key Update The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken strict action against VKC Nuts Pvt. Ltd. in Uttar Pradesh and Chheda Specialities Foods in Maharashtra over serious food safety violations and critical regulatory non-compliances. The food safety regulator has partially suspended VKC Nuts’ licence and suspended Chheda Specialities Foods’ licence with
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Key Update Food safety officials seized and destroyed more than 250 kg of meat, 207 kg of vegetables, 32 litres of milk and 3 kg of bakery products from six five-star hotels in Bengaluru after finding expired food and serious hygiene and storage lapses. The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) deployed 30 Food
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