Rats, Roaches, Grease And Open Drains: Mumbai Restaurant's Licence Suspended
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration has suspended the license of a Mumbai restaurant after an inspection revealed severe hygiene violations, including rodent and cockroach infestations. The action is part of a broader state-wide crackdown on food safety standards in public dining establishments.
Why it matters
This underscores the importance of public health enforcement in urban food services and the risks posed by poor sanitation in densely populated cities.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra has ordered the immediate suspension of the food business licence of a hotel in Mumbai, after an investigation found its kitchen was infested with rats and cockroaches.The licence of Hotel Radha, located in Malad (West), was suspended with immediate effect following a raid on August 18.The inspection uncovered an active rodent infestation, including live rats near the ceiling and emerging directly from open kitchen drainage lines.Kitchen drains were left wide open and unmaintained, creating direct entry pathways for municipal sewage pests.Inspectors detected live cockroaches crawling directly over food preparation equipment, including the dough-mixing machine.Severe environmental unhygiene was documented throughout the kitchen, featuring foul odours caused by water stagnation, grease buildup, and drain…
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