Tukaram Mundhe-led Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra has raided Bollywood Café located in Film City, Goregaon East on Friday, August 14 and flagged unhygienic conditions, severe fly infestation, dirty drains, food prepared on rusty, unclean surfaces, NDTV reported.
This comes as FDA conducted state-wide raids in 109 hotels and restaurants and carried out 15 anti-adulteration or banned substance raids, seizing over Rs 46.89 lakh worth of banned gutkha, adulterated dairy, and expired food items. Additionally, licenses of four hotels and restaurants were suspended.
In case of Bollywood Café, th regulator has initiated penal action initiated under Section 69 of the Food Safety and Standards Act.
Apart from hotel and restaurants, FDA conducts raids across 86 quick-commerce and online food delivery hubs, inspecting platforms such as Zepto, Blinkit, and Instamart, resulting in 14 license suspensions, 60 improvement notices, and one immediate halt of operations.
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