Maharashtra FDA Suspends Licences of 14 Dark Stores Of Blinkit, Zepto & Instamart

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • Maharashtra FDA has suspended the licences of 14 food establishments over food safety and hygiene violations
  • The crackdown fits into a larger trend of tightening regulatory scrutiny on dark stores as Maharashtra and Karnataka officials took action against quick commerce players earlier this week too
  • Officials inspected 86 establishments and issued 60 improvement notices, while suspending the licences of five Blinkit, five Zepto, and two Instamart outlets