Telangana suspends FSSAI licenses of nine restaurants over food safety violations

Following a special enforcement drive in Hyderabad's LB Nagar area, the Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE) has suspended the FSSAI licenses of nine food establishments and ordered them to cease business operations immediately.

Ten enforcement teams comprising Food Safety Officers and police personnel inspected 20 restaurants, hotels, and manufacturing units in the area on Wednesday (September 16, 2026). The inspection uncovered widespread food safety violations, including spoilt and contaminated meat and vegetables, infestations of cockroaches, houseflies, and rodents, unhygienic premises, expired food products, and poor maintenance of records.

Nine establishments face license suspension

The establishments whose FSSAI licenses were suspended are Hotel Sangeeth Grand Restaurant and Bar, Bahar Biryani Cafe, Balaji Pheni and Namkeen, Bhuvaneshwari Oil Industries, Hotel Sindhura East Court, Chemistry Bar and Kitchen at Surabhi Grand, New Limra Hotel, N Village Multicuisine Restaurant at Champapet, and Hotel Kinara Grand Restaurant and Bar at Vanasthalipuram.

Serious violations uncovered

At Sangeeth Grand, officials reported cockroach infestation, expired food products, pest-infested food articles and the use of synthetic food colours. Bahar Biryani Café was found to have rodent infestation, stale chicken, mutton and prawns, improper segregation of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food and unhygienic premises.

TG SAFE officials also collected 20 food samples on suspicion of adulteration. Spoilt and rotten vegetables, stale meat, and raw materials, including groundnuts and flour infested with insects or pests, were discarded on the spot.

Further action planned

TG SAFE stated that improvement notices will be issued to Ramakrishna Oil Mill, Green Land Dhaba, Kefi Cafe, and One Lounge Bar and Kitchen, with officials planning to revisit the establishments to verify compliance.

Show-cause notices will also be issued to Galaxy Cafe and Restaurant, AnTeRa Nagole, Hotel Saradhi Grand, Lucky Restaurant, Nagole, Vijaya Raghavendra Hotel, Bhagavati Misthan Bhandar, and The Joint Al Mandi.

Source: The Hindu