Maharashtra FDA mandates free water, bans newspaper packaging across hotels, QSRs, cafes

Comprehensive food safety order covers hotels, restaurants, QSRs, cafes, bakeries, food courts and online aggregators. Mandates free drinking water, restricts cooking oil reuse, and requires FoSTaC training plus annual audits for F&B businesses above Rs 50 crore turnover.

— Filed Thu, 25 Jun, 2026, 14:08 IST · Source NDTV Profit · Updated

Maharashtra FDA issued a comprehensive food safety order requiring all hotels, restaurants, QSRs, cafes, bakeries, food courts and online aggregators to provide free drinking water, ban newspaper packaging, restrict cooking oil reuse, mandate FoSTaC training and annual audits for businesses above Rs 50 crore turnover.