Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Pune FDA Suspends Punjabi Dhaba Registration After Safety Inspection
Food inspectors visited Punjabi Dhaba in Lohagaon on October 8.
They found problems with food safety and cleanliness, including concerns about food colours.
Pune’s Food and Drug Administration suspended the dhaba’s food registration right away.
The department also warned other food businesses to follow the rules for food colours.
Some colours are allowed only in certain foods and only in limited amounts.
Businesses must know what colour they use and how much they add.
Breaking these rules can lead to further action, including legal proceedings.
Pune FDA suspended Punjabi Dhaba’s FSSAI registration with immediate effect.
An October 8 inspection found food-safety and hygiene deficiencies, including concerns about food-colour use.
Food Safety Officer Priyanka Magar conducted the inspection.
The FDA warned food businesses against unauthorised colour use or exceeding permitted limits.
The department said violations may result in licence or registration suspension and legal proceedings.
- Who
- Pune’s Food and Drug Administration and Punjabi Dhaba; Food Safety Officer Priyanka Magar conducted the inspection.
- What
- The FDA suspended Punjabi Dhaba’s FSSAI registration and warned food businesses about unauthorised or excessive use of food colours.
- When
- The inspection took place on October 8; the suspension took effect immediately.
- Where
- Punjabi Dhaba in Lohagaon, Pune.
- Why
- The FDA cited food-safety and hygiene deficiencies and other serious non-compliances, including concerns regarding food-colour use.
Food business operators
Food and Drug Administration
Use of food colours
Food business operators
The article does not report a response or position from Punjabi Dhaba or other food business operators.
Food and Drug Administration
The FDA says colours must only be used where permitted for a food category and within prescribed limits; operators must control and demonstrate the identity and quantity used.
- Establishment
- Punjabi Dhaba
- Location
- Lohagaon, Pune
- Action
- FSSAI registration suspended with immediate effect
- Inspection date
- October 8
- Inspector
- Food Safety Officer Priyanka Magar
- Cited concerns
- Food-safety and hygiene deficiencies, food-colour concerns, and other serious non-compliances
- Potential consequences
- Licence or registration suspension and legal proceedings, where warranted