In the latest of the battle between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Business Operators (FBOs), the former levied a compounding fee on city eateries for not having medical certificates for their employees and unhygienic cooking conditions. The fee was also imposed on those eateries that were not registered with the FDA.u00a0The decision to impose the fee was taken to ensure that the FBOs adhered by the norms laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Act, 2006. So far, the FDA has collected about Rs 7.30 lakhs from 132 establishments in the city by levying compound fees .

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