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Zepto Faces Fresh Food Safety Heat As Bengaluru Warehouse Is Sealed Over Violations
Karnataka FDA sealed a Zepto warehouse after finding hygiene, storage, labelling and food-handling violations.
August 12, 2026
Karnataka FDA sealed a Zepto warehouse after finding hygiene, storage, labelling and food-handling violations.
The action followed an August 7 inspection that found serious hygiene and food-storage violations at Blinkit’s Malad facility, amid a wider Maharashtra FDA crackdown.
Karnataka food safety officials shut the Skyye Lounge kitchen after finding rotten meat, expired dairy and other unfit food during a wider Bengaluru crackdown.
The new law empowers the Centre to permit merchant charges on UPI in future, but no fee has been imposed yet and the government says consumers will not bear any MDR.
Delhi’s new hygiene grading system will make restaurant inspections more transparent, helping diners make safer and better-informed food choices.
The amended law strengthens verification of delayed birth and death registrations to improve record accuracy and prevent fraudulent entries.
Empowering consumers to act as on-ground inspectors, the FSSAI’s Food Safety Connect app allows citizens to report unhygienic practices with a single photograph to ensure nationwide food accountability.
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Indian Railways overhauls cancellation rules from April 2026, stricter refund slabs for touts, more boarding flexibility for passengers.