Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Food Safety Drive Suspends Licences of Nine Hyderabad Eateries
Food safety officials inspected restaurants and other food businesses in the LB Nagar area.
They checked 20 establishments during a special drive.
Officials said nine businesses had serious problems and suspended their food licences.
Some places had rats or cockroaches.
Others had old food, dirty kitchens, or food stored incorrectly.
One oil business had groundnuts that officials suspected were poor quality.
They seized 6,120 kilograms of those groundnuts.
Officials also collected 20 food samples for testing.
Other businesses were warned and may face penalties after further checks.
Ten TG SAFE enforcement teams inspected 20 food establishments in Hyderabad’s LB Nagar area.
Nine establishments had their FSSAI licences suspended and were ordered to stop operations.
Inspectors reported rodents, cockroaches, stale or expired food, synthetic colours and poor storage practices.
Officials seized 6,120 kilograms of groundnuts valued at Rs. 5.50 lakh from Bhuvaneshwari Oil Industries.
Twenty food samples were collected, while other establishments received improvement or show-cause notices.
- Who
- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs, using 10 teams of food safety officers and police personnel, inspected the establishments.
- What
- Nine establishments had their FSSAI licences suspended, and officials collected food samples and seized suspected poor-quality groundnuts.
- When
- During a special food safety drive; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The inspections took place in the LB Nagar area of Hyderabad, including Nagole, Champapet and Vanasthalipuram.
- Why
- Officials reported violations including pest infestation, stale or expired food, unhygienic preparation, improper storage and suspected adulteration.
- Inspections
- 20 food establishments
- Enforcement teams
- 10 teams comprising food safety officers and police personnel
- Licence suspensions
- Nine establishments
- Food samples
- 20 samples lifted on suspicion of adulteration
- Groundnuts seized
- 6,120 kg
- Seized stock value
- Rs. 5.50 lakh
- Further notices
- Improvement notices for four establishments and show-cause notices for seven