FSSAI gives food delivery cos 2 weeks to delist unlicensed restaurants

Regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it has given a two-week deadline to online food delivery companies to delist unlicensed restaurants.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also decided to conduct audit of online platforms of food aggregators to check if they are complying with food safety and hygiene norms, it said in a statement.

In a review meeting held yesterday, the regulator found that more than 30-40 per cent of food businesses listed on the online platforms do not possess a valid licence despite the companies being told to comply with the norms by July-end, it said.

In many cases, listed food businesses have recently applied for the FSSAI license/registration but still do not possess them.