In a state-wide festive season crackdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the licenses of five Mumbai establishments including the well-known Gallops restaurant inside the Royal Western India Turf Club at Mahalaxmi Racecourse  after inspectors found counterfeit ghee, live cockroaches, blood-stained refrigerators, and unhygienic conditions during raids conducted on Monday and Tuesday.

Zero tolerance

FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said the government would not tolerate any compromise with public health, warning that strict legal action would continue against establishments found selling expired, tampered, or unhygienically prepared food.