Mon, 28 Sept, 2026, 06:21 pm
Reported by The Times of India
Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of yet another iconic eatery -- Kyani & Co. in Kalbadevi -- and ordered its immediate closure after an inspection on Sunday found rat droppings, live flies, dead cockroaches, “a large amount of blood” in the refrigerator, and an open sewage manhole in the processing section.
In a press statement, FDA said, “The establishment has also been directed to immediately stop the purchase, manufacture, processing, storage, sale and distribution of food products.”The action was part of a series of inspections conducted between Sept 23 and 27, 2026, which resulted in licence suspensions, closure orders, or legal proceedings against 13 food establishments across the city.
On the same day, inspectors also suspended the licence of Colaba Sweet Mart in Colaba Market after finding live lizards, larvae, flies, and cockroaches, along with dirty mop buckets kept next to uncovered food. Additionally, the inspections showed ready-to-eat food and raw dough in direct contact with printed newspapers.
On Saturday, FDA also inspected the Subway outlet at Phoenix Mills in Lower Parel after a consumer complaint. Its licence was suspended after inspectors found a faulty, mould-covered refrigerator containing live cockroaches, standing water on the kitchen floor, and raw food items “in contact with a worker’s used, sweaty jacket”.
