After scrutiny of top food chains like Burger King, Pizza Hut, FSSAI suspends Marche Retail licence for 30 days
The latest measures come as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) continues inspections and enforcement action against food businesses over hygiene, manufacturing and product-quality violations
- Aug 24, 2026,
- Updated Aug 24, 2026 10:58 AM IST
India's food safety regulator has taken action against two companies, suspending the licence of Delhi-based Marche Retail Pvt Ltd and prohibiting the sale of all ghee products manufactured by Daman-based SDP Industries Pvt Ltd.
The latest measures come as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) continues inspections and enforcement action against food businesses over hygiene, manufacturing and product-quality violations.
Marche Retail licence suspended for 30 days
An inspection of Marche Retail's premises found several shortcomings in the company's food safety practices, according to the FSSAI.
The violations covered areas including the design and upkeep of the premises, operational procedures, sanitation, staff hygiene, employee training and maintenance of mandatory records.
The regulator has suspended the company's food licence for 30 days and ordered it to stop all food-related operations during the period. Marche Retail must address the identified deficiencies before it can resume business.
SDP Industries ordered to stop ghee sales
The action against SDP Industries followed laboratory testing of its ghee samples. The tests detected A-sitosterol, a plant-based sterol that should not be present in genuine ghee, along with irregularities in the product's fatty-acid profile.
According to the FSSAI, the findings indicate the possible presence of vegetable or other foreign fats in the ghee, raising concerns about its compliance and safety.
The prohibition covers ghee sold under the Shraddha, Shree Saras and Gokul brands. SDP Industries has been instructed to stop selling ghee manufactured, stored or marketed from its authorised premises until further orders.
FSSAI scrutiny widens
The action comes amid increased food safety inspections across restaurants, retailers and consumer brands.
Major chains including KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, Starbucks and Monginis have faced regulatory scrutiny in recent weeks. Quick-commerce companies such as Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart have also come under the scanner.
Among the incidents flagged during inspections, a rat was reportedly found inside an ice-cream freezer at a Blinkit facility in Thane, while a KFC customer in Mangalore complained about an unpleasant smell from a chicken order.
The regulator has also taken action involving consumer brands such as Dabur and Old Monk. A Zepto warehouse in Bengaluru's Hoskote was sealed over alleged hygiene, labelling and misbranding violations.
Separately, the FSSAI has introduced restrictions on the use of plastic and foil packaging for pan masala products as part of its wider food-safety enforcement measures.
India's food safety regulator has taken action against two companies, suspending the licence of Delhi-based Marche Retail Pvt Ltd and prohibiting the sale of all ghee products manufactured by Daman-based SDP Industries Pvt Ltd.
The latest measures come as the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) continues inspections and enforcement action against food businesses over hygiene, manufacturing and product-quality violations.
Marche Retail licence suspended for 30 days
An inspection of Marche Retail's premises found several shortcomings in the company's food safety practices, according to the FSSAI.
The violations covered areas including the design and upkeep of the premises, operational procedures, sanitation, staff hygiene, employee training and maintenance of mandatory records.
The regulator has suspended the company's food licence for 30 days and ordered it to stop all food-related operations during the period. Marche Retail must address the identified deficiencies before it can resume business.
SDP Industries ordered to stop ghee sales
The action against SDP Industries followed laboratory testing of its ghee samples. The tests detected A-sitosterol, a plant-based sterol that should not be present in genuine ghee, along with irregularities in the product's fatty-acid profile.
According to the FSSAI, the findings indicate the possible presence of vegetable or other foreign fats in the ghee, raising concerns about its compliance and safety.
The prohibition covers ghee sold under the Shraddha, Shree Saras and Gokul brands. SDP Industries has been instructed to stop selling ghee manufactured, stored or marketed from its authorised premises until further orders.
FSSAI scrutiny widens
The action comes amid increased food safety inspections across restaurants, retailers and consumer brands.
Major chains including KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, Starbucks and Monginis have faced regulatory scrutiny in recent weeks. Quick-commerce companies such as Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart have also come under the scanner.
Among the incidents flagged during inspections, a rat was reportedly found inside an ice-cream freezer at a Blinkit facility in Thane, while a KFC customer in Mangalore complained about an unpleasant smell from a chicken order.
The regulator has also taken action involving consumer brands such as Dabur and Old Monk. A Zepto warehouse in Bengaluru's Hoskote was sealed over alleged hygiene, labelling and misbranding violations.
Separately, the FSSAI has introduced restrictions on the use of plastic and foil packaging for pan masala products as part of its wider food-safety enforcement measures.