Karnataka's Food Safety Department suspended Amazon, Instamart, and BigBasket's food licences for allegedly selling toxic datura fruits and seeds intended for human consumption.
Datura is highly toxic
Aug 25, 2026
09:09 am
What's the storyThe Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration Department has suspended the food licenses of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket, The Hindu reported.
The action was taken after toxic datura fruits and seeds were found being sold online as food products.
The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has suspended the food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and…
Karnataka suspends food licences of Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, and BigBasket for selling poisonous Datura as consumable food.
The department had earlier ordered an investigation into sale and online listing of datura products following complaints against…
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