The Meals Security and Requirements Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday mentioned it has suspended the licences of West Bengal-based Kailash Formulation and Sanecure Water Challenge after uncovering extreme violations of hygiene, sanitation and compliance requirements.
“Enforcement drives in South Twenty 4 Parganas, West Bengal, led to the suspension of FSSAI licences for Kailash Formulation and Sanecure Water Challenge because of extreme violations of hygiene, sanitation and compliance requirements,” it mentioned in a social media put up.
Packaged consuming water firm Sanecure Water Challenge’s licence was suspended for contraventions and main violations of rules, it mentioned. “Poor hygiene and sanitation, insufficient pest-proofing, and important pest infestation have been noticed, elevating severe issues over meals security. Insufficient private hygiene services, together with hand-washing services and washrooms, together with lack of preventive upkeep of apparatus and equipment, have been noticed. Rust/corrosion has been noticed on tools,” it added.
It additionally mentioned that key documentation and compliance gaps have been noticed, together with the absence of a pest-control settlement, food-handler medical and inoculation data, control-sample data, buyer criticism/CAPA data, and car hygiene checklists. “Non-availability of potable water testing stories and COAs for uncooked supplies/chemical substances, approved-vendor documentation. The water check lab document copy was additionally discovered to be digitally edited/altered,” it added.
Noting that extreme non-conformance to stipulated obligatory sanitary and hygienic necessities was additionally noticed, FSSAI added that the licence of Sanecure Water Challenge has been suspended “within the curiosity of public well being in respect of all meals enterprise actions for which licence has been granted until additional orders.”
Within the case of Kailash Formulations, general hygiene and sanitation of the premises have been discovered to be unsatisfactory, it added. Required lab check stories have been lacking. Non-compliance in packaging and uncooked supplies was additionally noticed, the meals security regulator famous.
Earlier this week, FSSAI additionally mentioned that enforcement motion was taken in opposition to CG Meals, recognized for model Wai Wai, following severe meals security violations at its manufacturing unit in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The meals security regulator mentioned it has directed CG Meals “to discontinue the manufacturing of Veg Bhujia Namkeen product with out correct approvals and measures.” It additionally mentioned that in an inspection of the unit it was discovered that the agency was reprocessing floor-collected damaged noodles into bhujia merchandise with out warmth remedy, together with utilizing pre-dated packaging dates.
“About 32,017.2 kg inventory was seized on-site, together with unfastened damaged noodles. Moreover, 1,925 bins of expired completed items have been detained and strict authorized proceedings have been initiated in opposition to the FBO,” it added. The inspection additionally revealed extreme hygienic and documentation deficiencies, together with insufficient pest management, it added. FSSAI will take additional regulatory motion based mostly on laboratory evaluation of samples.
Printed on September 6, 2026
