Maharashtra FDA suspends 19 food establishments, including 3 Domino’s outlets in Mumbai

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration FDA has suspended the licences or registrations of 19 food establishments across the state including three Dominorsquos Pizza outlets in Mumbai in a crackdown that led to the seizure of 24406 kg of suspected substandard unsafe and mislabelled food stock worth Rs 5019 lakhOf the 19 establishments 17 are in Mumbai while two are edible oil repacking units in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar The FDA also imposed a combined compounding penalty of Rs 130 lakh on four Mumbai establishments Separately officials seized prohibited food items worth approximately Rs 117 lakh in the Konkan and Greater Mumbai divisions registered four first information reports FIRs and arrested four peopleMumbai FDA suspends licences registrations of 17 food establishmentsThe 17 establishments include three Dominorsquos Pizza outlets restaurants sweet shops a supermarket a canteen and other food businesses The FDArsquos inspection findings included inadequate pest control improper food storage missing records and other hygiene deficiencies The press note does not specify which general finding applied to each individual establishment1 Amina Hotel Govandi2 Aashirwad Super Store Kandivali West3 Dominorsquos Pizza Parel4 Dominorsquos Pizza Marol5 Dominorsquos Pizza Borivali West6 Thanksgiving Patisserie and Confectionery Sewri7 Sweet Knife Resto Pvt Ltd Malad West8 Jay Kalyan Canteen Juhu9 Carnival by Tresind Santacruz West10 Rajasthan Restaurant Khar West11 Darjeeling Lepcha Momos Andheri West12 Hundo Pizza Khar West13 Sahil Hotel Versova14 The Penang Table Bandra West15 Trupti Farsan and Sweets Andheri West16 Hotel Theresa Dharavi17 Instakart Services Pvt Ltd Lower ParelMumbai inspections FDA flags hygiene and food safety deficienciesThe FDArsquos general inspection findings across the establishments includedFood business operators failing to display their FSSAI licencesRaw materials stored at premises not covered by the licencePurchase bills pestcontrol reports staff training certificates and other records not availableDeficiencies identified in earlier improvement notices remaining unrectifiedCockroach and insect infestation food packets gnawed by rats and ineffective pest controlSpoiled food and burnt or overused cooking oilRaw and cooked food vegetarian and nonvegetarian food and food and nonfood items stored togetherUnclean refrigerators missing temperature indicators and absent temperature recordsDirty or damaged floors stagnant water and open dustbinsUse of iron knivesWorkers without aprons headgear or other protective equipmentMissing laboratory reports for food and drinking waterFour Mumbai establishments fined Rs 130 lakhThe FDA imposed a combined compounding penalty of Rs 130 lakh on Banarasi Hindu Hotel Kavita Caterers Atharva University Canteen and Zaika King Shawarma following festiveseason inspections in Kandivali East and Kandivali WestMalad raid Prohibited food items worth Rs 9930 seizedOn Tuesday night FDA officials carried out an operation in Rohidas Nagar Kasambag Malad East against the alleged storage and sale of prohibited food items by Ashok Bhadu AhireThe FDA seized stock worth Rs 9930 and collected eight informal samples The operation was conducted by Food Safety Officer Akash Mandle with the Malad PoliceAn FIR was registered at Malad Police Station under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act The complaint also sought an investigation under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act MCOCAKonkan division Three establishments inspected three FIRs registeredOn Tuesday inspections of three establishments in the Konkan division led to the seizure of prohibited food items worth Rs 107391 Three FIRs were registered and four people were arrestedTogether with the separate seizure in Greater Mumbai the prohibitedfood action accounted for stock worth approximately Rs 117 lakhChhatrapati Sambhajinagar 17784 kg of edible oil seizedThe FDA suspended the licences of two edible oil repacking units in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division and seized 17784 kg of oil worth Rs 3915 lakhOrgisattva Foods Pvt Ltd 4073 kg of oil seizedThe FDA inspected Orgisattva Foods Pvt Ltd in Chikalthana MIDC on Tuesday The inspection found that the unit did not have an inhouse laboratory or technical supervisor Its food safety management system and recall plan were unavailable insectproof mesh was missing weighing scales were uncertified staff had not received food safety training stock and sales registers were unavailable and the licence was not displayed FDA saidOfficials seized 4073 kg of groundnut safflower and sunflower oils sold under the brands Nisargsanchit Orgsattva Orgonisattva and Mangalam Prabhat The stock was valued at Rs 1236400Jyotirling Foods Pvt Ltd 13711 kg of oil seizedJyotirling Foods Pvt Ltd located at Wadgaon Kolhati in Waluj was also inspected on Tuesday The unit scored 28 out of 80 or 35 per cent and was classified as noncompliantThe inspection identified iron oilstorage tanks missing food and water test reports nonfoodgrade packaging a lack of insectproof mesh and an effective pestcontrol programme and workers without aprons gloves and headgearThe FDA seized 13711 kg of safflower groundnut palmolein and soybean oils sold under the Supak and Radhika Gold brands The stock was valued at Rs 2678420Joint Commissioner Shrikant Karkale said strict action would continue against food businesses found violating food safety requirementsPune division Sweets wafers chakli bhagar and sabudana seizedThe Pune division reported seizures of sweets wafers chakli bhagar and sabudana worth approximately Rs 446 lakh on Monday and TuesdayShri Balaji Sweet Mart VitaDuring an inspection officials seized 6 kg of jalebi and Mysore Pak worth Rs 1680 The establishment was operating without registration and the products were suspected to be substandard and to contain excessive food colourSirvi Bandhu Mithai Wale VitaOfficials seized 27 kg of boondi laddu and Mysore Pak worth Rs 9000 The sweets were suspected of containing excessive food colourRuchira Sweets KavathepiranAn inspection led to the seizure of 72 kg of coconut barfi and Mysore Pak worth Rs 18000 The reported deficiencies included an incorrect registration category missing production and laboratory records and labelling violationsAashish Foods Bibwewadi PuneThe FDA seized 210 kg of banana wafers worth Rs 27300 The reported deficiencies included an incorrect business type or category missing laboratory records and labelling violationsReddy Sweet House Bibwewadi PuneOfficials seized 756 kg of chakli worth Rs 25200 The establishment was found to have an incorrect category missing laboratory records and labelling violationsSamir Sales Market Yard PuneThe FDA seized 1298 kg of bhagar and 2998 kg of sabudana amounting to 4296 kg of stock worth Rs 364588 The products were suspected to be substandard or unsafe and labelling violations were reportedNashik division 940 kg of stock worth Rs 264 lakh seizedThe Nashik division reported the seizure of 940 kg of halwa and bhagar stock valued at approximately Rs 264 lakhJay Maa Saptashrungi Peda and Sweet Center KalwanDuring an inspection officials seized 379 kg of sweet halwa and loose sweet halwa worth Rs 151600 The stock was suspected to be substandard and stored in unhygienic conditionsVane Kirana Stores RahuriThe FDA seized 25 kg of bhagar sold under the Blue Pearl brand worth Rs 2500 The product was suspected to be substandard with a labelling violation also reportedManojkumar Madanlal Shetiya AhilyanagarOfficials seized 536 kg of bhagar sold under the Good Luck and Lajawab brands worth Rs 109520 The stock was suspected to be substandard and misbrandedNagpur 978 kg of arecanut pieces seizedThe FDA seized 978 kg of arecanut pieces worth Rs 391200 from AR Traders in Shantinagar Nagpur The stock was suspected to be substandard and unsafeKandivali Mumbai Kuttu flour seized Navratri mandals trainedThe FDA collected samples of kuttu or buckwheat flour from Balaji Dhanya Bhandar in Kandivali Officials seized the remaining 175 kg of stock valued at Rs 3150The department also conducted food safety training for 10 major Navratri mandals in Kandivali West The training covered safe drinking water maintaining food at appropriate temperatures covering food waste disposal hygiene and health checks for volunteers involved in preparing and serving mahaprasadHow to report food safety complaintsConsumers can register complaints with the Maharashtra FDA through its tollfree helpline 1800 222 365 or its online portal httpscomplaintsmahafdain