Maharashtra‘s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the licences of two Blinkit facilities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) after inspections found alleged cold-chain failures, expired food, poor hygiene and inadequate traceability records, among other food-safety violations. Earlier, a Zepto facility in Mumbai’s Chembur was also suspended.
The action comes amid the FDA’s crackdown against online food-storage and delivery facilities in the State.
FDA suspends 13 food establishments’ licences across four districts in Maharashtra
At the High Court Colony facility in Satara, FDA inspectors Varsha Rode and Kirtika Jhade found cigarettes of brands including Wills, Classic and Marlboro being sold along with the food storage and online deliveries. According to the FDA, the sale of tobacco products from the food retail premises was prohibited.
They also found a ‘Salisbury Caramelised Onion & Dill Dip’, which required refrigeration but was stored on regular shelves at room temperature. Jars of Brajratna Cow Ghee that had crossed their ‘Best Before’ date were allegedly kept with regular sale stock instead of being segregated. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian products were stored on the same shelf in cold storage, while food products and cleaning supplies were also kept together, according to the FDA.
