New Delhi, Aug 2026 : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken stringent regulatory action against two food businesses in Delhi and Daman following inspections that uncovered serious food safety violations and repeated instances of non-compliance.
The food safety regulator has suspended the licence of Marche Retail Private Limited in New Delhi for 30 days with immediate effect and issued a prohibition order against SDP Industries Private Limited in Ringanwada, Daman, following concerns over non-compliant ghee products and suspected adulteration.
In the case of Marche Retail, inspections and a subsequent follow-up visit revealed deficiencies across several critical areas of food safety management. These included shortcomings in the establishment’s design and operational controls, sanitation and personal hygiene practices, food-handler training and mandatory record-keeping.
Officials also found that required medical records of food handlers were not available. In addition, prescribed documentation relating to food safety and hygiene was found to be inadequately maintained.
Taking the violations into account, FSSAI suspended the company’s licence for 30 days. The food business operator has been directed to immediately stop all food-related activities until the identified deficiencies are rectified and compliance is verified by the competent authority.
The regulator said the action was intended to ensure that food businesses strictly adhere to statutory safety and hygiene requirements and maintain proper systems for protecting consumers.
Separately, FSSAI issued a prohibition order against SDP Industries Private Limited, based in Ringanwada, Daman, following enforcement inspections and the collection of samples from several ghee products manufactured by the company.
The products, sold under brands including “Shraddha”, “Shree Saras” and “Gokul”, were found to be non-compliant with provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and regulations framed under the legislation.
Laboratory testing of the ghee samples detected beta-sitosterol, a plant sterol that is required to be absent from ghee. The samples also showed non-conformity in their fatty-acid composition.
According to FSSAI, the laboratory findings indicated the possible presence of foreign or vegetable fats in the products, raising serious concerns regarding their compliance with prescribed standards for ghee.
The company exercised its statutory right to challenge the initial laboratory findings. The appealed samples were subsequently sent to a Referral Food Laboratory for re-analysis.
The second round of testing also confirmed non-conformity in the samples, providing additional grounds for the regulatory action against the manufacturer.
FSSAI said the violations were not limited to a single batch or isolated product. The repeated findings across multiple samples, different periods and several product variants indicated a continuing pattern of non-compliance.
The regulator therefore concluded that the concerns could not reasonably be treated as an isolated incident.
The latest enforcement measures underline FSSAI’s continuing focus on strengthening food safety oversight and taking action against businesses that fail to meet prescribed standards. The authority has reiterated that food operators are responsible for maintaining proper hygiene, quality-control systems, documentation and compliance throughout their operations.
