The AICPDF has urged FSSAI and the Health Ministry to introduce uniform food-safety norms for quick-commerce dark stores. The call follows Maharashtra FDA inspections of 86 establishments, which led to 14 licence suspensions over storage, hygiene, pest-control and food-handling violations. The federation also cited reports of a rat at a Blinkit outlet and expired products at Zepto.
New Delhi: The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has called for a uniform regulatory framework for quick-commerce dark stores -- such as Zepto, Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart -- raising concerns over food-safety and hygiene violations reported during a recent inspection drive in Maharashtra, according to a report.
A report by NDTV Profit said that the federation's remarks follow inspections by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at 86 establishments involved in online food storage and delivery.
The regulator suspended 14 food-business licences linked to Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart after finding deficiencies related to food storage, temperature control, cleanliness, pest management, worker hygiene and food handling, it added.
In addition, the distributor body highlighted several incidents related to the quick commerce stores.
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