Cockroach infestation, expired food: Blinkit food licence suspended over violations at Mumbai facility

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Blink Commerce Pvt Ltd, the corporate entity that operates the quick commerce brand Blinkit, after an inspection of its Malad (West) facility by food safety officers revealed severe hygiene and food-safety violations, including large-scale cockroach infestation, improperly stored food, and expired and tampered products.Food articles were found stashed on rusted racks, inadequate cleanliness was also found in the cold storage areas, with stocks of expired or spoiled packaged food.Blinkit did not respond to HT’s calls for a reaction on the FDA action.Hand over expired goods to FDA: HC to AmazonMeanwhile, days after reprimanding the Maharashtra FDA for its drastic action against a warehouse of Amazon Retail India, the Bombay high court (HC) on Monday directed the e-commerce giant to hand over all expired and perished goods from the Bhiwandi-based facility to the agency for scientific disposal.