2 min learnMumbaiUp to date: Aug 11, 2026 01:10 PM IST
The Maharashtra meals security regulator has suspended the meals licence of Blink Commerce Non-public Restricted, the entity working quick-commerce platform BlinkIt, for its Malad West darkish retailer.
The licence was suspended after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered heavy cockroach infestation, expired meals inventory and a number of hygiene violations throughout an inspection. The meals security company additionally raided the Reliance retailer in Buldhana district after a grievance talked about dwell bugs in kaju katli.
The meals company regulator’s motion in opposition to the BlinkIt store is proscribed to the inspected facility and doesn’t represent a suspension of BlinkIt’s total meals operations.
The FDA inspection was performed on August 7 on the firm’s facility on Ramchandra Lane, Malad West. Officers described the premises as “extraordinarily unclean” and located cockroaches on saved greens and fruits, elevating issues over attainable contamination.
The FDA suspended the ability’s meals licence with rapid impact till additional orders. The order bars the corporate from promoting or distributing meals or conducting any meals enterprise from these premises throughout the suspension interval.
In a separate case, the FDA inspected a Reliance Retail outlet at ARD Cinemall in Buldhana on August 8 following a buyer grievance of fungus and dwell bugs in Lakshmi Narayan model kaju katli.
Though the particular batch talked about within the grievance was not discovered on the outlet, FDA officers seized 11.34 kg of kaju katli value Rs 10,238 from a associated batch and despatched samples for laboratory evaluation. Additional motion will rely on the check outcomes.
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As a part of a particular drive in opposition to milk and dairy adulteration, almost 14,378 kg or litres of dairy merchandise value Rs 93.26 lakh had been confiscated.
