Intensifying its ongoing “Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra” enforcement campaign, the Maharashtra FDA led intensive inspections across multiple food service and storage establishments in the region. State inspectors uncovered alarming health and sanitation breaches, including live rodent infestations, open and unmaintained drainage lines, cockroaches and rodents near food prep stations at Hotel Radha in Malad (West) and improper storage of raw meat and dairy.
Invoking Section 32(3) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, authorities ordered an immediate halt to all food manufacturing, preparation, storage, and distribution operations at the non-compliant units.
Inspectors documented live rats in kitchen areas, cockroaches crawling on dough-mixing machinery, foul odors, and improper temperature controls for perishable inventory.I
Multiple food business operation licences were suspended on the spot, alongside dozens of formal improvement notices served to operators.Official Stance: Reinforcing the state’s zero-tolerance policy, officials iterated that compromising public health for operational convenience will invite strict criminal and administrative penalties under the law.The Maharashtra FDA urges consumers to verify food safety standards and report unhygienic commercial kitchens or adulterated products directly via official state helplines or mobile support portals.
News Edit KV Raman
