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Karnataka intensifies food safety enforcement and e-commerce

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Food safety and drug administration officials in Karnataka have intensified enforcement drives targeting luxury hotels, logistics hubs, and e-commerce platforms to ensure compliance with the Food Safety and Standards Act. Recent inspections A recent statewide crackdown was triggered by a customer complaint regarding a KFC outlet in Bengaluru led Mangaluru, where an online order of chicken was allegedly stale and foul-smelling. Following a raid, officials found unhygienic conditions and stale meat, leading to the sealing of a Zepto warehouse in Hoskote due to accumulated filth, misbranding, and improper storage. Authorities also sealed the Gottigere central kitchen for Indira Canteens after discovering rats outlet’s godown. While KFC denied the allegations, stating the information “doesn't depict the true facts,” authorities have since expanded inspections to thousands of establishments, including schools, hostels, and worms in food supplies, while several other outlets faced notices. bus stand stalls. In other raids, a hotel in a Bengaluru multi-storeyed building was closed for unhygienic conditions, and Mysuru, raids on luxury hotels and eateries resulted in the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of expired products like Suji Rava or rotten meat, fish, and Cococant powder were seized near Vidhana Soudha. vegetables. Enforcement has expanded significantly into also targeted the digital marketplace. The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration Department ordered suspended the suspension of food licenses for of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket after discovering these platforms they were listing toxic Datura fruits and seeds for human consumption. Datura is a toxic plant that poses severe health risks. Authorities noted that some Datura products Some listings even carried FSSAI license or registration numbers, posing a severe public health risk. The crackdown was triggered by consumer complaints. numbers. During regulatory hearings, Amazon failed to provide a formal response to the department’s notice, while response, Swiggy Instamart requested additional time to present documentation regarding its internal actions. more time, and BigBasket stated it had halted the sale of Datura products sales and intended to implement clearer labeling, such as ‘Not use “not for human consumption,’ though regulators consumption” labels. Regulators deemed the companies’ overall these responses unsatisfactory. Consequently, orders were issued unsatisfactory due to immediately cease all sales, listings, and advertisements of Datura products. This crackdown follows earlier inspections the severe health risks, such as intoxication or death, posed by Datura. Consequently, authorities ordered the immediate suspension of high-end hotels, including The Lalit Ashok licenses for the supplying vendors and Radisson Blu, which uncovered unhygienic kitchen conditions the removal of all Datura-related advertisements. In response to these issues, Health Minister U. T. Khader announced an initiative to introduce QR codes outside hotels and expired goods. pharmacies to allow the public to file direct complaints.

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  1. 2026-08-25 05:21 UTC Karnataka intensifies food safety enforcement and e-commerce
  2. 2026-08-25 02:56 UTC Karnataka intensifies food safety enforcement and e-commerce
  3. 2026-08-24 19:13 UTC Karnataka intensifies food safety enforcement and e-commerce
  4. 2026-08-20 07:34 UTC Karnataka expands food and drug safety enforcement
  5. 2026-08-19 07:24 UTC Karnataka expands food and drug safety enforcement
  6. 2026-08-17 14:21 UTC Food safety enforcement expands across Bengaluru and Mangalū
  7. 2026-08-16 06:00 UTC Food safety enforcement expands across Bengaluru and Mangalū
  8. 2026-08-12 21:45 UTC Bengaluru food safety enforcement drives
  9. 2026-08-11 18:34 UTC Bengaluru food safety enforcement drives
  10. 2026-08-11 12:52 UTC Bengaluru food safety enforcement drives
  11. 2026-08-10 05:31 UTC Bengaluru food safety enforcement drives

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