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TG SAFE Suspends Four Dark-Store Licences After Violations
Food safety officials checked stores that prepare orders for delivery in Hyderabad.
These stores belonged to Zepto, Blinkit and BigBasket.
Officials inspected 29 stores during a special drive.
They found some expired food and vegetables with fungus.
They also found dirty conditions, pests and rodents in some places.
Four store licences were suspended.
Those stores were told to stop doing business immediately.
Officials also gave other stores notices to fix problems.
Food samples were sent to laboratories for more testing.
More inspections are planned.
TG SAFE suspended four licences and ordered the establishments to stop operating.
Inspections covered 29 Zepto, Blinkit and BigBasket dark stores in Hyderabad.
Officials found expired food, poor hygiene, pests, rodents and spoiled vegetables.
The authority issued 12 improvement notices and nine show-cause notices.
Twenty-nine food samples were collected for testing for suspected adulteration.
- Who
- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs, known as TG SAFE, inspected dark stores operated by Zepto, Blinkit and BigBasket.
- What
- TG SAFE suspended four licences, ordered the establishments to stop operating, issued notices and collected food samples after finding safety violations.
- Where
- Dark stores in Hyderabad, including locations in Jubilee Hills, Krishnanagar and Yousufguda, as well as the twin cities and Core Urban Region.
- When
- The inspections took place during a special enforcement drive; the article does not specify dates.
- Why
- Officials found expired food, poor hygiene, pest and rodent infestation, spoiled vegetables with fungal growth, and labelling and storage violations.
Key facts
- Authority
- Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE)
- Stores inspected
- 29 dark stores
- Companies named
- Zepto, Blinkit and BigBasket
- Licences suspended
- Four
- Improvement notices
- 12
- Show-cause notices
- Nine
- Food samples collected
- 29 samples suspected of possible adulteration
Quotes
Anand Rao
TG-SAFE officer
“We will be carrying out further raids”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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