3 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Aug 27, 2026 01:19 PM IST
The Meals Security and Requirements Authority of India (FSSAI) Wednesday issued notices to 2 luxurious resorts in Delhi’s Aerocity citing a number of “critical meals security violations” together with spoiled meals and “pest infestation.”
The meals security authority acknowledged that these have been primarily based on observations made throughout inspections performed on the premises of the 2 premium resorts: JW Marriott and Andaz Delhi by Hyatt.
Amongst these observations have been expired meals merchandise, together with “roughly 87 kg of expired sweets, am expired cake base and expired bread packets” at Andaz Delhi, acknowledged the FSSAI.
On the identical lodge, it stated, it discovered a “pest infestation” together with cockroaches close to freezers, mosquitoes within the grinding room, houseflies and spider webs. It acknowledged that along with expired inventory, it discovered duplicate date-marking over expired bread packaging and “extreme disagreeable odous and chillers located instantly between two loos with exhaust venting into the chiller part.”
It acknowledged that in an identical inspection at JW Marriott, it discovered spoiled or fungally affected meals, “improper meals storage” and “cross contamination dangers.” It acknowledged that these included “fungal progress on apples, rotten tomatoes, uncovered meals, broken storage containers,” amongst different issues.
On the identical lodge, it acknowledged it noticed “critical hygiene and sanitation deficiencies” together with “unclean utensils and food-contact surfaces, seen particulate matter in consuming water, insufficient pest management, cockroaches and fruit flies…”
At each premises it acknowledged that it discovered “improper segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals” and “improper storage of meals.”
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On the JW Marriott, it acknowledged that it additionally discovered that meals merchandise being retailed underneath the JW Marriott model title “with out the requisite endorsement in its (Meals Enterprise Operator’s) FSSAI license” whereas at Andaz Delhi it acknowledged it discovered that the lodge had lacked in provider verification “together with failing to verify FSSAI licenses of distributors.”
The FSSAI stated that it has collected surveillance samples of things equivalent to honey, ghee, paneer and milk powder from each resorts for evaluation.
Responding to the FSSAI discover, a spokesperson for Andaz, Delhi, stated in a press release that the well being, security and hygiene of company is their highest precedence. “A meals security inspection was carried out on the property by officers of the Meals Security and Requirements Authority of India on June 22. We’ve totally co-operated with the inspection, furnished all info and particulars sought, and have submitted an in depth motion taken report,” it stated.
“We take these issues with the utmost seriousness and have acted promptly to deal with the observations raised. Rigorous meals security and hygiene practices are central to how we function, and we proceed to overview and strengthen them throughout each a part of our operations.”
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The assertion added that Andaz stays dedicated to working intently and transparently with regulatory authorities.
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