{
  "id": 3328090,
  "title": "Maharashtra FDA Suspends Ayub’s Fort Licence Over Serious Food Safety Violations, Kurla Canteen Also Penalised",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/maharashtra-fda-suspends-ayubs-fort-licence-over-serious-food-safety",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-fda-suspends-ayubs-fort-licence-over-serious-food-safety-violations-kurla-canteen-also-penalised"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai : The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence of Ayub’s, a restaurant in Fort, following a recent inspection that unveiled severe and widespread breaches of food safety and hygiene standards. This decision was made in accordance with the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.\n\nDuring the inspection on August 22, led by Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, multiple infractions were discovered at Ayub’s. These included improper storage of perishable items at room temperature, absence of proper temperature control, and misidentification of raw and cooked foods. Furthermore, the establishment was found to have unsanitary food-handling areas, open drains, stagnant water, swarms of flies, and insufficient pest control measures.\n\nMoreover, Ayub’s lacked proper facilities for personal hygiene of its food handlers, and there were issues with food testing, traceability records, and overall adherence to food safety protocols. As a result, the FSSAI licence of Ayub’s was suspended from August 23.\n\nIn a separate incident, FDA found Ayub’s Fort to be in serious violation of hygiene and food safety norms. The FSSAI licence of the Kurla Canteen was also suspended with immediate effect.",
  "summary": "Mumbai : The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food business licence of Ayub’s, a food establishment in Fort, after an inspection found serious and widespread violations of food safety and hygiene norms. The action was taken under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Storage and hygiene lapses detected An inspection conducted on August 22 under the guidance of…",
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  "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."
}