Maharashtra FDA suspends 19 food establishments and cancels 354 drug licences
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended licences or registrations of 19 food establishments, including three Domino’s Pizza outlets in Mumbai. The FDA also cancelled 354 drug licences and suspended 1,227 others and said it seized thousands of kilograms of suspected substandard or mislabelled food and edible oil during the enforcement drive.
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What happened
Key facts
- Seventeen of the 19 suspended food establishments are in Mumbai.
- The FDA said it cancelled 354 drug licences between April and September 2026.
- The FDA said it suspended 1,227 drug licences between April and September 2026.
- The 19 affected food establishments also include hotels, restaurants, sweet shops and other food businesses.
- Three Domino’s Pizza outlets operated by Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd. in Parel, Andheri East and Borivali West were among the suspended outlets.
The brief
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration suspended licences or registrations for 19 food establishments in a statewide enforcement drive, the department said. Seventeen of the establishments were in Mumbai, and the list included three Domino’s Pizza outlets in the city.
The FDA said the action formed part of inspections and enforcement operations that intensified between April and September 2026. In detailing the scope of the campaign, the FDA said it cancelled 354 drug licences and suspended 1,227 drug licences during the April–September 2026 period.
The department reported a sharp rise in inspection activity, stating that the monthly average of inspections increased from about 234 in April and May to 1,064 during the subsequent four months. The agency provided figures for seizures tied to the enforcement drive.
On October 13, officials seized 17,784 kg of edible oil valued at ₹39.15 lakh from Orgisattva Foods Pvt, and the department said it acted against 24,406 kg of suspected substandard, unsafe or mislabelled food stock valued at ₹50.19 lakh. The FDA also said prohibited products worth ₹9,930 were seized from an establishment in Malad East on October 13.
The department named four Kandivali establishments that faced compounded penalties totalling ₹1.30 lakh: Banarasi Hindu Hotel, Kavita Caterers, Atharva University Canteen and Zaika King Shawarma. The FDA said 35 first information reports were registered in connection with the operations and that 15 people were arrested.
Maharashtra’s enforcement drive, according to the FDA’s account, combined licence cancellations and suspensions for drug sellers with targeted sanctions and seizures in the food retail and manufacturing sectors. The department linked those measures to the larger inspection push that it said produced the higher monthly inspection average.
The actions reported by the Maharashtra FDA were carried in industry and local reporting, and the department provided the numerical totals for licences cancelled and suspended, the quantities and valuations of seized food and oil, the specific establishments fined in Kandivali and the number of FIRs and arrests it recorded.
Why it matters
- Consumers in Mumbai face immediate impact: 17 of the 19 suspended food establishments are in Mumbai, which may disrupt access to those outlets and the specific products seized (24,406 kg of suspected substandard food and 17,784 kg of edible oil).
- Public health oversight costs and sanctions are concrete: the FDA reported cancelling 354 drug licences and suspending 1,227 drug licences between April and September 2026, directly affecting drug sellers’ legal ability to operate during that period.
- Local businesses face financial and legal exposure: the FDA imposed compounded penalties of ₹1.30 lakh on four Kandivali establishments and said 35 FIRs were registered and 15 people were arrested, documenting enforcement mechanisms and immediate legal risk to named entities.
What to watch next
- Whether the Maharashtra FDA pursues prosecutions or additional FIRs related to the 35 cases it reported.
- Whether the three Domino’s Pizza outlets among the suspended establishments in Mumbai regain licences or registrations following inspections or corrective actions.
- Whether Orgisattva Foods Pvt or the Malad East establishment whose goods were seized challenges the seizures or pays penalties tied to the October 13 actions.
- Whether the FDA continues the higher inspection tempo that raised its monthly average to 1,064 in the months after April 2026.
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How we got here
Immediate backdrop: the authority of state food regulators to suspend or cancel food or drug licences traces to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which Parliament enacted in August 2006 and which consolidated earlier food laws into a single statutory regime.
Structural roots: the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) was constituted under that Act in August 2008 to set national standards and model regulations, while the Act expressly delegated enforcement powers to state food authorities through state-level appointments and rules.
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