FDA suspends Café Mondegar licence over food-safety lapses; wider crackdown hits Mumbai eateries

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the food licence of Café Mondegar in Colaba after a September 12 inspection found multiple food-safety and hygiene violations, as part of a broader crackdown on restaurants, dairies and sellers of banned food products across Mumbai and Maharashtra.

The FDA inspected Café Mondegar at Metro House, Colaba, on September 12 and found that hot food was not being maintained above the prescribed 60°C, while cold storage was not being kept below 5°C. Inspectors also flagged improper thawing of food and failure to rapidly cool cooked items.

The agency further cited damaged flooring caused by dampness, inadequate drainage near the food preparation area that posed a risk of cross-contamination, and failure to properly clean and sanitise equipment.