FSSAI licenses suspended of four quick commerce dark stores in Hyderabad over food safety violations
The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs has suspended the licenses of four quick-commerce dark stores in Hyderabad due to severe food safety violations. Inspections revealed issues including pest infestations, expired products, and unhygienic storage conditions across major delivery platforms.
Why it matters
This enforcement action underscores the regulatory challenges and safety risks associated with the rapid expansion of the quick-commerce delivery model.
Four quick-commerce dark stores in Hyderabad have had their FSSAI licences suspended and have been ordered to stop business operations immediately following inspections by the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) on Wednesday.
During the inspections, TG SAFE officials found expired and damaged food products, unhygienic premises, pest infestation and other food safety violations.
The action followed inspections of 16 dark stores operated by Kwickbox Retail Private Limited which operates dark stores of Swiggy Instamart, Instakart Services Private Limited, which operates dark stores of Flipkart, Zepto Private Limited and Dropx Logistics across Hyderabad.
The four establishments whose licences were suspended include a Swiggy Instamart store at Petbasheerbad, a Flipkart store near Charminar, a Zepto store in Koti and another Swiggy Instamart store at Saidabad.
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