FSSAI hits Nestle, KFC, Flipkart with notices over hygiene and pest complaints; Nestle slides 3%
India's food regulator served action-taken notices to Nestle India (Maggi), a KFC outlet in Eluru run by Devyani/Sapphire, Flipkart and Open Secret following viral consumer complaints on hygiene and pest contamination. Nestle India shares fell over 3% on the news; Devyani said it will respond to FSSAI.
What happened
FSSAI issued notices to Nestle India (Maggi), KFC outlet in Eluru, Flipkart and Open Secret over viral hygiene and pest contamination complaints, demanding
Key facts
- 3%
Why this matters
Re-underwrite F&B and food-marketplace targets with explicit hygiene-incident and FSSAI-liability diligence, as the regulator is now pursuing brand owners, franchisees, and e-commerce platforms in parallel.