In a written response to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs BL Verma said that the FSSAI conducts regular inspections, monitoring, and random sampling of food products sold online through e-commerce platforms, including those from manufacturers, sellers, hotels, and restaurants, NDTV Profit reported.
A total of 21,042 grievances were filed with the FSSAI during this period. In 2024-25, the number of grievances stood at 7,482, compared to 4,708 in 2023-24, 4,321 in 2022-23, 3,726 in 2021-22, and 805 in 2020-21.
Earlier last month, the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) reportedly filed a petition with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against quick commerce players like Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart alleging unfair pricing and monopolising the market.
It also barred foodtech platforms from listing any seller on their platform without displaying their FSSAI licence or registration numbers.
This was brought in force after the FSSAI team found 90 packets of button mushrooms labelled with a “future packing date” on a food safety raid at Zomato’s Hyperpure warehouse in Hyderabad, in October last year.
