Archive · 9 Aug 2026
KFC Outlet Flagged by FSSAI for Hygiene Violations
A group that checks if restaurants are clean, called FSSAI, told a KFC restaurant in a shopping mall in Andhra Pradesh to pay attention to being clean.
They want the restaurant to handle trash well, keep bugs away, and make sure workers wash their hands.
This is part of a bigger effort to make sure fast food places are safe.
Last year, the same group took action against many popular restaurants in a city called Lucknow.
Those restaurants included McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Subway, and Haldiram's.
The news is helping people think more about where their food comes from.
It might make restaurants work harder to keep things tidy.
This can be good news for people who like eating out, because cleaner restaurants are safer.
The FSSAI issued a notice against a KFC outlet in an Andhra Pradesh mall regarding hygiene practices.
The notice covered waste management, pest control, sanitation, and employee hygiene.
The action followed similar strict measures taken last year in Lucknow against fast food chains.
Chains previously targeted in Lucknow include McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Haldiram's, Burger King, and Subway.
The news has raised public awareness about food safety at quick-service restaurants.
- Who
- FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) and fast food chains including KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Haldiram's, Burger King, and Subway
- What
- FSSAI issued a hygiene notice against a KFC outlet and previously took action against multiple fast food chains
- When
- About two months before the article's publication, and last year in Lucknow
- Where
- An Andhra Pradesh mall in India, and Lucknow, India
- Why
- Concerns over hygiene operations including waste management, pest control, sanitation, and employee hygiene
Consumer safety advocates
Restaurant industry/quick-service chains
Regulatory scrutiny
Consumer safety advocates
Increased FSSAI inspections and penalties are necessary to protect public health and force chains to fix hygiene issues like waste and pest control.
Restaurant industry/quick-service chains
Intense scrutiny of quick-service restaurants may be heavy-handed, and the industry is being singled out despite widespread food hygiene challenges.
- Regulator
- FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)
- Outlet targeted
- KFC outlet in an Andhra Pradesh mall
- Hygiene concerns
- Waste management, pest control, sanitation, employee hygiene
- Earlier action location
- Lucknow
- Chains previously targeted
- McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Haldiram's, Burger King, Subway
- Timeline
- Notice issued about 2 months prior; Lucknow action last year