Pune’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspends the food business licences of Hotel Vaishali and Rupali Restaurant on Fergusson College (FC) Road after inspections find serious food safety and hygiene violations. The FDA action is taken under its “Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra” campaign led by FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, and the restaurants are barred from carrying out food business activities until they rectify the violations and obtain written permission.
Across the reports, the inspections include a cited score of 58 out of 98 for Hotel Vaishali, categorised as “non-compliance.” Outlets describe cramped or poorly arranged kitchen practices, including the placement of raw materials and cooking equipment near washrooms, and food being prepared or stored in ways described as unsafe. Coverage also mentions concerns such as hygiene and food-handling lapses, and missing or incomplete kitchen records and compliance elements cited by the FDA. NDTV and Free Press Journal both focus on the inspection findings and the immediate effect of the suspension, while emphasizing different aspects of the regulatory rationale and what the restaurants must do next.
