Archive · 4 Sep 2026
FDA Shuts Kalwa Hospital Canteen After Cockroach Found
A patient at a hospital in Kalwa said they found a cockroach in their dinner.
The patient was being treated for eye surgery.
After the complaint, members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena protested at the hospital.
Food safety officials inspected the hospital kitchen.
They found several violations of food safety rules.
The hospital then closed its canteen.
The canteen contractor, Ram Caterers, is facing action.
The canteen can reopen only after another inspection and permission from the FDA.
The hospital is arranging other meals for patients in the meantime.
A patient undergoing eye surgery allegedly found a cockroach in a dinner plate on August 28.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration found multiple food-safety violations during a kitchen inspection.
The canteen at civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa was immediately suspended.
FDA action was initiated against Ram Caterers, the hospital’s canteen contractor.
The canteen must remain closed until a full inspection and formal FDA clearance; alternative meals are being arranged for patients.
- Who
- A patient at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, hospital officials, and Ram Caterers.
- What
- The hospital canteen was closed after a patient allegedly found a cockroach in a meal and the FDA identified multiple food-safety violations.
- When
- The patient complained on August 28; the dean announced the closure on Friday.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The canteen was suspended because of the reported cockroach and violations found during the FDA’s kitchen inspection.
- Hospital
- Civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital
- Location
- Kalwa, Thane, Maharashtra
- Reported incident
- A patient undergoing eye surgery allegedly found a cockroach in a dinner plate
- Complaint date
- August 28
- Regulator
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration
- Contractor
- Ram Caterers
- Reopening condition
- Completion of a full inspection and formal FDA permission
- Patient support
- Alternative meal arrangements have been made
