Amid FDA crackdown, Maharashtra restaurants rush to food safety experts to fix kitchen gaps

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra has recently intensified its crackdown on restaurant and hotel hygiene, resulting in a significant number of licence suspensions across major cities such as Pune and Mumbai. In response to this regulatory pressure, many establishments are seeking the expertise of specialised food safety consultants to address operational gaps and restore their operating licences.

These consultants assist businesses in conducting comprehensive hygiene and sanitation audits, implementing mandatory Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) for staff, and establishing strict operational procedures for safe food handling. The Pune Restaurants and Hoteliers Association (PRAHA) has welcomed the regulator's enforcement actions, noting that over 60 affected operators have already engaged food consultants to rectify deficiencies.

The central regulator, FSSAI, is also ramping up preventive education through its FoSTaC and Eat Right India initiatives, training thousands of street food vendors nationwide in hygiene, safe food handling, and waste management.

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