Mumbai FDA revokes Gallops Restaurant’s food licence in hygiene crackdown

Maharashtra’s FDA revoked Gallops Restaurant’s licence at Mahalaxmi as part of a Mumbai food-safety crackdown. Inspectors cited contamination risks, pests, stagnant water, damaged packaging and missing health records for food handlers; five establishments lost licences.

— Source publishedTue, 22 Sept, 2026, 19:28 IST·First seen Tue, 22 Sept, 2026, 20:20 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Maharashtra FDA revoked Gallops Restaurant’s licence in Mumbai during a crackdown citing food-safety and hygiene violations, including contamination concerns,

Key facts

  • Five establishments lost licences

What changed

Maharashtra FDA revoked Gallops Restaurant’s licence in Mumbai during a crackdown citing food-safety and hygiene violations, including contamination concerns, pests, stagnant water, damaged packaging and missing food-handler health records.

Why this matters

Gallops’ licence revocation underscores the need for immediate hygiene remediation, documented staff health checks and rigorous site-level compliance controls to restore operations and protect the brand.

What to watch

  • FDA reinspection date, compliance findings and any conditions attached to licence restoration.
  • Whether the FDA publishes detailed inspection reports, penalties, prosecution actions or repeat-offender designations.
  • Duration of closure and evidence of reservation cancellations, delivery-platform delisting or event losses.
  • Customer-review sentiment and social-media amplification of the hygiene allegations.
  • Additional licence suspensions or inspections of upscale Mumbai restaurants.