Swiggy—Telangana suspended FSSAI licences of two Swiggy Instamart dark stores over cockroach infestation, mould and expired food
Telangana's food safety authority (TG SAFE) inspected 16 quick-commerce dark stores across Hyderabad on September 30, 2026, and suspended the FSSAI licences of two Swiggy Instamart (Kwickbox Retail) outlets - at Pet Basheerabad and Saidabad - after finding cockroach infestation, fungal/mould growth, melted dairy products, expired food, and unhygienic, poorly-recorded storage. Three more Swiggy Instamart stores in the same sweep received improvement notices and three received show-cause notices for comparable violations. The same inspection drive also suspended licences at Flipkart and Zepto dark stores.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Telangana food safety teams inspect 16 quick-commerce dark stores, suspend four FSSAI licences including two Swiggy Instamart outlets
TG SAFE's inspection of 16 Hyderabad quick-commerce dark stores on September 30, 2026 found cockroach infestation, mould and expired food at Swiggy Instamart's Pet Basheerabad and Saidabad outlets, leading to licence suspensions; several more Swiggy stores received improvement or show-cause notices.