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Maharashtra FDA suspends 14 Mumbai restaurant licenses after raids

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended Gallops restaurant’s licence after finding blood, ketchup stains and pest infestations.
The drive inspected 27 Mumbai hotels and restaurants, suspending licences of 14 establishments.
FDA also suspended ten other venues, notably a Swiggy Instamart dark store where a live rat was found.
Officials seized food items worth INR1.36 crore, including khoya, ghee and 1,868 kg of turmeric powder.

History

Historical Context

After the 2008–2009 Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella outbreak—killing nine people and sickening over 700, which the FDA traced to its Georgia plant in January 2009—U.S. regulators tightened food-safety oversight, prompting President Obama’s 2009 Food Safety Working Group. Decades later, Maharashtra’s FDA inspected 27 Mumbai eateries, revoking 14 licences and seizing INR1.36 crore of food, echoing the same enforcement drive.

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Story summary

Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended Gallops restaurant’s licence after finding blood, ketchup stains and pest infestations.
The drive inspected 27 Mumbai hotels and restaurants, suspending licences of 14 establishments.
FDA also suspended ten other venues, notably a Swiggy Instamart dark store where a live rat was found.
Officials seized food items worth INR1.36 crore, including khoya, ghee and 1,868 kg of turmeric powder.

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