FSSAI suspends licences of VKC Nuts, Chheda Specialities over violations
- Source
- The Economic Times - Industry
- Source link
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/fssai-takes-strong-action-licenses-suspended-for-vkc-nuts-and-chheda-specialities-due-to-severe-food-safety-violations/articleshow/133054381.cms
- Published
- 2026-08-08 14:15:50
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-08 17:25:55
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- India
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
FSSAI suspended licenses for VKC Nuts and Chheda Specialities Foods due to serious food safety issues. Live insects and mould were found at VKC Nuts, alongside rodent damage and poor machinery conditions. Chheda Specialities Foods had food handlers working with bare hands and extensive fungal growth near storage tanks. Previous samples from Chheda Specialities Foods were declared unsafe or misbranded by the authority.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-08 17:25:55
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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