Resurfacing a July 2026 move: FSSAI's nine notices to Swiggy Instamart over food-safety complaints

The food regulator had sought compliance reports from Swiggy Instamart after complaints involving expired, contaminated and spoiled products, licence discrepancies and weak grievance redressal. The notices covered seller verification, traceability, inventory controls, hygiene and corrective action.

— Filed Sat, 25 Jul, 2026, 15:45 IST · Source Mint · Money · Updated

FSSAI issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart over complaints of expired, contaminated and spoiled food, licence discrepancies and weak redressal. The regulator sought compliance reports covering seller verification, traceability, inventory, hygiene, controls and corrective actions.

Why this matters

The notices add food-safety compliance scrutiny to Instamart’s recent pattern of retail expansion, including its December physical-retail move and the appointment of former HUL executive Sairam Krishnamurthy as COO.

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