FSSAI suspends Park Plaza Delhi’s food licence over safety violations

FSSAI has immediately suspended the food licence of the Park Plaza hotel in Shahdara, Delhi, citing degraded cooking oil, pest infestation, poor hygiene and expired food products. The Mahagun Hotels property has 15 days to rectify the violations or risk licence cancellation.

— Source publishedWed, 29 Jul, 2026, 07:54 IST·First seen Wed, 29 Jul, 2026, 08:02 IST·Source The Hindu BusinessLine

What happened

FSSAI immediately suspended Shahdara, Delhi-based Park Plaza hotel’s licence over critical food-safety violations, including degraded cooking oil, pest

Key facts

  • 63.60 kg of expired food products
  • 15 days to rectify violations

Why this matters

Any partnership, acquisition or hotel-management diligence involving the property should scrutinize food-safety governance, regulatory history, remediation costs and potential licence-contingent liabilities.

What to watch

  • FSSAI follow-up inspection result at or shortly after the 15-day deadline.
  • Whether the suspension applies only to specified food operations or materially disrupts banquets, restaurants, room service and event catering.
  • Any licence-cancellation order, prosecution, fine or public disclosure of additional violations.
  • Customer cancellations, event relocations, adverse review volume and travel-platform booking availability.
  • Statements from Mahagun Hotels, Park Plaza brand representatives or Radisson Hotel Group clarifying operating and brand-control implications.
  • Additional FSSAI enforcement actions involving Delhi-NCR hotels or the property's suppliers.
  • Mahagun Hotels is likely to remove and document disposal of expired inventory, replace degraded oil, undertake pest eradication and sanitize food-preparation and storage areas.
  • The property may appoint an external food-safety consultant or conduct third-party audits to produce evidence for FSSAI reinspection.
  • Management will likely contact booked event, restaurant and room guests to manage cancellations, shift catering arrangements or offer compensation.
  • Park Plaza and the operating hotel may increase staff hygiene training, digital stock tracking and vendor-verification controls to limit repeat findings.
  • FSSAI may conduct a follow-up inspection after the compliance window and determine whether to restore, extend or cancel the licence.