FSSAI suspends Switz Foods’ licence after hygiene and food-safety inspection failures
FSSAI has suspended Kolkata-based Switz Foods Private Limited’s food business licence following inspection findings spanning hygiene, sanitation, pest control, storage, traceability and food handling. Operations must remain halted until deficiencies are corrected and the licence is restored.
What happened
Switz Foods Private Limited · FSSAI suspended Kolkata-based Switz Foods’ food business licence after inspectors found serious hygiene, sanitation, pest-control,
Key facts
- 10 key findings
- 4 major non-conformities
- Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
- August 1, 2026
Why this matters
Potential partners or acquirers should treat Switz Foods’ suspension as a food-safety diligence red flag, requiring proof of corrective actions and stronger compliance controls before proceeding.
What to watch
- FSSAI notice detailing the suspension grounds, corrective requirements, scope of affected premises and any recall instructions.
- Timing and outcome of reinspection, including whether reinstatement is full, conditional or denied.
- Evidence that the suspension covers only one facility or extends to additional kitchens, outlets, brands or corporate registrations.
- Customer cancellations, distributor delistings, delivery-platform changes or replacement sourcing by institutional buyers.
- Reports of consumer illness, product recalls, enforcement penalties or legal action.
- Management communication on remediation costs, operating restart timing and financial impact.
- Submit a time-bound corrective and preventive action plan covering each inspection observation, with ownership, evidence and completion dates.
- Conduct an independent food-safety audit across production, storage, transport and retail handling points before seeking reinstatement.
- Quarantine and review existing inventory, supplier lots and production records; document disposal, rework or release decisions for traceability.
- Prepare for a follow-up FSSAI inspection with sanitation logs, pest-control records, staff hygiene training records, temperature logs and batch-level traceability evidence.
- Notify key customers, distributors and partners about service continuity plans and avoid restarting affected operations before formal licence restoration.
- Increase liquidity and operating contingency planning for a potentially prolonged sales halt, inventory losses and remediation capex.