{
  "id": 2389995,
  "title": "‘Flies, cockroaches’: FDA suspends licence of Mumbai’s 98-year-old Radio Club, Status Restaurant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/flies-cockroaches-fda-suspends-licence-of-mumbais-98-year-old-radio",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/flies-cockroaches-fda-tukaram-licence-suspension-mumbai-radio-club-status-restaurant-mcdonalds-10843905/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licences of seven Mumbai establishments, including the 98-year-old Radio Club and Status Restaurant, due to severe food safety violations. Inspectors found live flies in the kitchen of Radio Club, cockroaches, and improper storage of utensils and cleaning supplies. McDonald's in Colaba was also penalized for uncalibrated refrigeration units and staff handling food without proper handwashing. The FDA issued improvement notices to 71 establishments and suspended the licences of 13, citing scores as low as 47 percent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Maharashtra FDA Suspends Bombay Presidency Radio Club's Food Licence After Dead Cockroach, Fly Infestation Found In Kitchen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/maharashtra-fda-suspends-bombay-presidency-radio-clubs-food-licence",
        "published": "2026-08-21T14:18:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}