- The Food and Drug Administration issued cancellation orders and conducted inspections across Maharashtra following consumer complaints.
- The FDA has issued a statewide order in Maharashtra banning junk food sales and suspending food licenses in specific areas.
- The FDA suspended licenses of outlets linked to Zepto and Domino's following a statewide order in Maharashtra.
- FDA inspected quick-commerce platforms, leading to sealing due to hygiene deficiencies.
Food Safety Administration Inspects Zepto and Quick-Commerce Warehouses in Indore
What happened
The Food Safety Administration launched a special campaign in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, to check the quality of edible oils sourced from outside the state and prevent adulteration. During the campaign, officials conducted a surprise inspection at New Guru Nanak Traders in Siyaganj. Officials also inspected the central warehouses of Zepto and Blinkit at Arjun Barod. Regarding Zepto, officials stated that the company had moved its operations to a new location about three months prior, and they found no expired food items during the inspection.
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Why it matters
The inspection was part of a wider push by the Food Safety Administration to monitor quality standards within the quick-commerce sector. The agency stated that officials would take further legal action after receiving the reports from the State Food Laboratory regarding the samples collected.
The Food Safety Administration has been actively inspecting quick-commerce platforms, leading to license suspensions in some areas due to hygiene deficiencies.
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Who's involved
- ZeptoIndian quick-commerce company subject to quality checks
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaGovernment body conducting quality control and inspections