Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Restaurants Face Licence Suspensions After Food Safety Drive
Food safety teams checked 15 restaurants in Hyderabad.
They found pests such as rats, cockroaches and flies at some places.
Officials also found expired food, spoiled vegetables and food stored improperly.
At Pakwan Grand Restaurant, officials reported finding large quantities of expired rice and noodles with labelling problems.
The unsafe food was discarded during the inspections.
One restaurant was ordered to close because it allegedly did not have a valid licence.
Eight other restaurants had their licences suspended because of several violations.
Officials also gave some restaurants notices telling them to improve.
The inspections are part of a campaign to make eateries follow food safety rules.
TG SAFE teams inspected 15 restaurants and eateries across Hyderabad’s core urban region on Thursday.
Officials reported rodents, cockroaches, flies, expired food, contaminated vegetables and poor kitchen hygiene at several establishments.
One outlet was ordered shut for allegedly operating without a valid FSSAI licence, while eight establishments had their licences suspended.
Officials issued five improvement notices and proposed a show-cause notice against Asaa Neo Indian Kitchen.
The drive included 16 food samples and found missing water-quality, pest-control and food-handler health records at some outlets.
- Who
- Eight teams from the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs, comprising food safety officers and police personnel.
- What
- Officials inspected 15 establishments, collected 16 food samples and took action over alleged hygiene, licensing, storage and food safety violations.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Across Hyderabad’s core urban region, including Gopanpally, Puppalguda, Gachibowli, Raidurg, Kondapur and other localities.
- Why
- The special enforcement drive was conducted to identify violations, require corrective action and enforce food safety standards.
- Authority
- Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE)
- Establishments inspected
- 15
- Teams deployed
- Eight teams of food safety officers and police personnel
- Samples collected
- 16 food samples for suspected adulteration
- Licence action
- Eight establishments had their licences suspended; one establishment was ordered shut for allegedly operating without a valid FSSAI licence
- Reported findings
- Rodent and cockroach infestations, houseflies, expired food, contaminated or spoiled vegetables, poor hygiene and poorly maintained refrigerators
- Notices
- Five improvement notices and a proposed show-cause notice against Asaa Neo Indian Kitchen
- Specific finding
- Officials reported 1,170 kg of expired rice and 45 kg of noodles with labelling defects at Pakwan Grand Restaurant
