A hospital canteen serving patients and visitors, a popular coffee house in South Bombay, and a Blinkit facility in Chembur are among the eateries across the city that have found themselves on the wrong side of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) latest food-safety crackdown, with the regulator suspending the licences of seven such establishments. The action, carried out on September 16, comes as the regulator intensifies inspections during the festive season across the city and the state.

Action on consumer complaint

The action against 108-year-old Olympia Coffee House was triggered by a consumer complaint. An inspection reportedly uncovered a string of food-safety and hygiene violations. These included a urinal in the food-storage area, unhygienic food preparation, utensil-washing facilities, unclean water, and infestation of cockroaches and flies.