Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Kolkata Food Safety Drive Disrupts Hospitality Sector Before Durga Puja
Officials in Kolkata checked many restaurants, food shops, and sweet shops before major festivals.
They inspected more than 592 businesses in one week.
About 54 businesses received suspension notices.
Some well-known restaurants and sweet shops were included.
Afterward, many shops quickly cleaned and painted their premises.
A suspension does not necessarily mean a business is closed forever.
The business must stop operating under that license and fix the problems found.
It may then follow the required process to comply with food-safety rules.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and FSSAI inspected more than 592 food businesses from September 1 to September 7.
Around 54 establishments received suspension notices during the citywide inspection drive.
Affected businesses included Roots, Golden Dragon, Chung Wah, and New Aliah Hotel.
Restaurants and shops rushed to clean and repaint their premises after the crackdown.
License suspension is temporary and requires businesses to stop operating while correcting violations.
- Who
- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation, working with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, inspected food businesses.
- What
- Authorities conducted a food-safety inspection drive and issued suspension notices to around 54 establishments.
- When
- The inspections took place from September 1 to September 7, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja.
- Where
- Across Kolkata, including areas such as Park Street, Chandni Chowk, Bentinck Street, and Exide crossing.
- Why
- To enforce food-safety compliance and require businesses with violations to correct them.
- Lead agencies
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- Inspection period
- September 1 to September 7
- Businesses inspected
- More than 592 food joints, restaurants, and confectioneries
- Suspension notices
- Around 54 establishments
- Named establishments
- Roots, Golden Dragon, Chung Wah, and New Aliah Hotel
- Legal framework
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and related 2011 licensing and registration regulations
- Nature of suspension
- Temporary regulatory intervention requiring operations to halt under the affected license