FSSAI flags food-safety lapses at Andaz Delhi and JW Marriott ahead of BRICS Summit
FSSAI inspections found expired food, pest activity and hygiene, storage, labelling and handling gaps at Andaz Delhi and JW Marriott New Delhi. The regulator ordered corrective action before the September 2026 BRICS Summit; 87 kg of expired sweets was destroyed at Andaz Delhi.
What happened
FSSAI flagged Andaz Delhi and JW Marriott New Delhi for expired food, pest activity, hygiene, storage, labelling and food-handling deficiencies. The regulator
Key facts
- 87 kg of expired sweets destroyed at Andaz Delhi
- 59 deficiencies recorded at JW Marriott New Delhi
- Andaz Delhi inspected June 22, 2026
- JW Marriott inspected August 24-25, 2026
- BRICS Summit scheduled September 12-13, 2026
Why this matters
For hotel investors and partners, the incident reinforces the need for food-safety diligence and enforceable operating standards in management, franchise and acquisition agreements.
What to watch
- FSSAI follow-up inspection results, notices, penalties, outlet closures or public compliance certifications.
- Whether BRICS Summit accommodation, catering or official functions remain assigned to the two properties.
- New guest complaints, foodborne-illness reports, social-media evidence or media investigations.
- Evidence of similar findings at other Hyatt, Marriott or affiliated Delhi properties.
- Hotel booking, group-event and corporate-account commentary indicating cancellations, rate pressure or venue switching.
- Changes in FSSAI inspection intensity targeting luxury hotels and diplomatic-event hospitality venues.
- Conduct third-party food-safety audits across all kitchens, banqueting areas, cold storage and supplier receiving points.
- Destroy and document all non-compliant inventory; implement date-labelling, FIFO/FEFO, temperature-log and traceability controls with daily management sign-off.
- Accelerate pest-control treatment, sanitation verification and employee hygiene retraining, particularly for high-volume banquet operations.
- Provide FSSAI with time-bound corrective-action evidence and seek prompt reinspection before BRICS event procurement decisions are finalized.
- Prepare client and government-event communications emphasizing remediation, independent verification and contingency kitchen/service plans.
- Review suppliers, outsourced food handlers and central-storage processes for common control failures that could create repeat findings.