Food
10,500 non-licensed eateries de-listed by food aggregators
The step was taken after FSSAI alerted Zomato, Swiggy and others about complaints against such eateries
By Meenakshi Sushma
Published: Wednesday 10 October 2018
Leading internet food delivery platforms have de-listed 10,500 restaurants and food business partners for not possessing a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license.
This step was taken after the FSSAI, on August 2, announced that they had received consumer complaints of sub-standard food being served through e-commerce platforms. The authority also advised food delivery aggregators to display restaurants’ FSSAI license numbers with their names and locations on their platforms.
Now, the aggregators have informed FSSAI that they have taken action against defaulting hotels and restaurants with Zomato de-listing 2,500 of them, Swiggy 4,000, Foodpanda 1,800 and UberEats 2,000.
The FSSAI has again advised restaurants and food business operators to get a license because despite being de-listed, the 10,500 food business partners still remain defaulters for the authority.
Pawan Agarwal, CEO, FSSAI, says, “This is part of a special drive to bring in all food businesses under the FSSAI licensing regime and ensure compliance of the food safety laws.” The FSSAI has also asked food aggregators to share the list of delisted hotels and restaurants for them to be able to take action against the defaulters under the Food Act.
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India Environment Portal Resources :
- Gazette notification on general standards for milk and milk products
- Directions under Section 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding operationalisation of amendment regulations regarding revised standards for milk and milk products and certain restriction on sale of cream
- Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding growing sales of adulterated and synthetic milk in India, 05/08/2016
- Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding manufacture and sale of packaged drinking water without Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark, 25/02/2014
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