Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Maharashtra FDA suspends Otters Club licence amid Mumbai violations
Maharashtra’s food safety agency inspected several food businesses in Mumbai.
The inspections were part of a drive to check food quality and cleanliness.
Otters Club in Bandra was inspected after someone complained about poor hygiene.
Inspectors found a product called analogue paneer there.
One FDA official said they could not confirm whether Otters Club was using it.
However, an FDA release said the product was being used as Regular Paneer.
The agency suspended six food licences and issued improvement notices to six establishments.
Other businesses named in the action included Daily Fresh Bakers, Prince of Wales Restaurant, Cafe Sifarish and Zepto Limited.
No food licence was cancelled.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended six food licences in Mumbai over food safety and hygiene violations.
Otters Club in Bandra was among the establishments facing action after an inspection prompted by a hygiene complaint.
Inspectors found analogue paneer at Otters Club, although one FDA official said its use could not be confirmed.
The FDA release said analogue paneer supplied by Punjab Sind Dairy was being used at Otters Club under the name “Regular Paneer.”
Daily Fresh Bakers, Prince of Wales Restaurant, Cafe Sifarish and Zepto Limited were among other establishments facing action; no licence was cancelled.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, Otters Club and five other Mumbai food establishments.
- What
- The FDA suspended six food licences over reported food safety and hygiene violations.
- When
- Tuesday; the inspections were part of an ongoing FDA inspection drive.
- Where
- Mumbai, including Otters Club in Bandra.
- Why
- The FDA cited food safety and hygiene violations, including improper storage, maintenance issues and analogue paneer at Otters Club.
- Authority
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Action
- Six food licences suspended; no licence was cancelled
- Location
- Mumbai, including Bandra, Dahisar, Khar West, Andheri West and Chembur
- Otters Club finding
- Analogue paneer and food safety and hygiene violations
- Paneer supplier
- Punjab Sind Dairy
- Reported label
- The FDA release said analogue paneer was used under the name “Regular Paneer”
- Other establishments
- Daily Fresh Bakers, Prince of Wales Restaurant, Cafe Sifarish and Zepto Limited
