FSSAI sends notice to Blinkit over quality concerns of eggs
Summary
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notice to quick-commerce platform Blinkit following social media complaints about allegedly substandard eggs sold through the service. FSSAI has asked Blink Commerce Pvt Ltd to submit a comprehensive action-taken report within seven days and warned it will act under the Food Safety and Standards Act if the company fails to comply. The notice cites Section 27 of the FSS Act, which makes food business operators responsible for the safety of food they manufacture, store, or distribute. FSSAI has previously warned e-commerce and quick-commerce operators to secure central licenses for their supply chains and ensure last-mile personnel complete FoSTaC food-safety hygiene training.