Food Safety Crackdown: BigBasket Warehouse Licence Suspended and Hotel Dwarka Faces Legal Action in Hyderabad

Hyderabad:The commissioner of food safety's team suspended the licence of the Kondapur warehouse of the delivery chain BigBasket after finding several discrepancies in its maintenance. Officials found expired chicken masala packets, packaged chicken sausages, pizza cheese and packaged paneer in the warehouse. They also found expired ice creams and almond fudge bundles stored in the warehouse.

In a statement, the commissioner said officials noticed edible oil was leaking over other food articles. They found ten milk bottles, five thickshake bottles and 50 soft drink Sting tin cans not stored as per the conditions prescribed by the manufacturer. They also found several edible and non-edible products stored together. Officials issued a notice to the warehouse managers and the licence for the warehouse has been suspended.