Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Gallops Licence Suspended After Mumbai Food Safety Inspection
Food inspectors checked Gallops restaurant in Mumbai.
They said the restaurant had several cleanliness and food-storage problems.
Ice in a refrigerator had blood and ketchup stains from non-vegetarian food.
Some food ingredients were kept in torn or damaged packages.
Inspectors also found grease, old walls, insects and standing water.
The restaurant did not have enough health-check and vaccination records for its workers.
Because of these findings, the food authority suspended its licence immediately.
Gallops cannot use that licence for food operations until the requirements are addressed and permission is given to resume.
The restaurant has operated at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse since 1986.
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration suspended Gallops’ food licence with immediate effect.
Inspectors found blood and ketchup stains from non-vegetarian food on ice inside a refrigerator.
The inspection reported damaged packaging, kitchen grease, deteriorated walls, water stagnation and inadequate drainage coverage.
Officials found live cockroaches, ants and inadequate cockroach traps on the premises.
Gallops lacked adequate records of food handlers’ annual medical examinations and vaccinations.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration and M/s BJRS, operating as Gallops restaurant.
- What
- The restaurant’s food licence was suspended after an inspection found food-safety, hygiene, pest-control and record-keeping violations.
- When
- The suspension was announced on Tuesday and took effect immediately; the inspection was conducted during a special drive ahead of the festive season.
- Where
- Gallops restaurant inside the Royal Western India Turf Club at Mumbai’s Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
- Why
- Officials cited stains on ice, damaged food packaging, poor sanitation, pests, water stagnation and inadequate food-handler health records.
- Regulator
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration
- Restaurant
- M/s BJRS, also known as Gallops
- Location
- Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai
- Licence status
- Suspended with immediate effect
- Inspection findings
- Stains on ice, damaged packaging, grease, deteriorated walls, pests, inadequate drainage coverage and water stagnation
- Food-handler records
- Inadequate records of annual medical examinations and vaccinations
- Established
- September 1, 1986
