The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Mumbai's iconic K Rustom ice cream outlet in Churchgate after an inspection allegedly found serious hygiene and food safety violations, including the presence of live rats, houseflies, expired food products and lapses in cold chain maintenance, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The action was part of a statewide food safety drive in which the FDA also suspended two other food business licences, issued improvement notices to 10 establishments and seized banned gutkha and pan masala worth over Rs 9.6 lakh, it said.