Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Maharashtra FDA Suspends Kyani Licence After Hygiene Violations
Food inspectors in Maharashtra checked restaurants and food sellers before the festive season.
At the 122-year-old Kyani & Co.
cafe in Mumbai, they reported cats, insects, rat droppings and dead cockroaches near food areas.
They also reported blood inside a refrigerator and an open sewage manhole in the processing area.
Food was allegedly kept on the floor, and raw dough was covered with printed newspaper.
The FDA suspended the cafe’s licence and ordered it to stop food-related activities.
Other businesses, including Colaba Sweet Mart, Daffodils Fast Food Inn and a Subway outlet, also faced action.
The FDA said 19 establishments faced action in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Across Maharashtra, 30 licences or registrations were suspended during the drive.
Officials also seized more than 50,000 kilograms of food and began police or legal proceedings in some cases.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended Kyani & Co.’s licence after inspectors reported cats, pests, blood in a refrigerator and an open sewage manhole.
Inspectors also reported food stored on floors, raw dough touching printed newspaper and inadequate separation of raw and ready-to-eat food at the Mumbai cafe.
The FDA took action against 19 establishments in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai; separately, 30 licences or registrations were suspended statewide during the festive-season drive.
More than 50,000 kilograms of food products worth ₹1.19 crore were seized over suspected adulteration, unsafe storage, substandard quality, labelling defects and licensing violations.
The wider campaign resulted in 22 FIRs, 30 arrests, three sealed establishments and the seizure of three vehicles, according to the FDA.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, led by Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, and the food establishments it inspected.
- What
- The FDA suspended Kyani & Co.’s licence and took enforcement or legal action against other establishments over alleged hygiene, food-safety, product and licensing violations.
- When
- The main statewide drive ran from September 23 to 27; Kyani & Co. was inspected on September 27. Additional Mumbai actions were reported on September 21 and 22.
- Where
- The action covered Maharashtra, including Kyani & Co. in Kalbadevi, Mumbai, and establishments in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and other divisions.
- Why
- Inspectors reported unhygienic conditions, suspected adulteration, unsafe or substandard products, labelling defects, prohibited food products and operations without valid licences or registrations.
- Affected cafe
- Kyani & Co., a 122-year-old Irani cafe in Mumbai’s Kalbadevi area
- Kyani findings
- Cats, rat droppings, live flies, dead cockroaches, blood inside a refrigerator and an open sewage manhole
- Additional Kyani violations
- Food stored on the floor, raw dough covered with printed newspaper and inadequate separation of raw and ready-to-eat food
- Local enforcement
- 19 establishments faced action in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai; one report identified 13 in Mumbai and six in Thane and Navi Mumbai
- Statewide licence action
- 30 food licences or registration certificates were suspended across Maharashtra
- Food seized
- More than 50,000 kilograms valued at ₹1.19 crore
- Campaign results
- 22 FIRs, 30 arrests, three sealed establishments and three vehicles seized
Sources
Maharashtra FDA Suspends Licence of 122-Year-Old Kyani & Co. in Mumbai | Here's Why
FDA Suspends Kayani & Co, Colaba Sweet Mart Licences; 19 Food Establishments Face Action Over Safety Lapses
Tukaram Mundhe's Maharashtra FDA suspends licence of 122-year-old Kyani cafe in Mumbai: Here's what inspection found