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In Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, the Food Safety Department has taken the biggest and strictest action so far against the serious threat to the health of people who like outside food and fast food. According to official information released on Friday, November 13, 2026, special enforcement teams of the state food safety department i.e. ‘TG SAFE’ have conducted a large-scale surprise raid operation in major fast-food outlets and popular restaurants across the city. During this intensive inspection drive, officials closely inspected a total of 26 different outlets of multinational fast-food giants ‘KFC’ and ‘Domino’s’.
During the inspection, food safety officials were also stunned to see the actual condition of the kitchens of these outlets. After receiving strong evidence of disregard for standards and blatant flouting of hygiene norms, ‘TG Safe’ has suspended the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) licenses of 7 KFC outlets and 2 Domino’s outlets with immediate effect. Officials clarified that live cockroaches were found roaming in the kitchens of these places and expired food items were found stored, due to which this drastic step has been taken to protect the health of the common citizens.
According to the suspension orders issued by the Food Safety Department, the outlets in major commercial and residential areas which have been affected include many very busy areas of the city and big shopping malls. Authorities have issued orders to suspend the licenses of KFC outlets operating in Hyderabad’s Miyapur, historic Charminar, posh area Banjara Hills, Sindhi Colony, Moosarambagh, Shilpa Kala Vedika and Inorbit Mall located in Hi-Tech City. Apart from this, strict action of license suspension has also been taken against Domino’s outlets located at Sarath City Mall and Inorbit Mall.
The inspection report records shocking details of serious irregularities found within these outlets. During inspection, these kitchens were found to be infested with cockroaches as well as rat droppings, which can cause serious infection. Moreover, expired food items were kept and the most worrying thing was that hazardous chemicals were being used without any legal permission to clean the old oil used repeatedly for cooking. During the raid, officials also seized 52 kg of ‘Synthetic Magnesium Silicate’ from the spot and collected 20 samples of food items for laboratory testing.
Apart from KFC and Domino’s, in another parallel investigation campaign of the Food Safety Department, major action has also been taken against many other renowned eateries and cloud kitchens of the city. Under this campaign, licenses of a total of 8 other major eateries including ‘Biryani By Kilo’, ‘Kulcha Culture’ and ‘ITC Aashirvaad Soul Creations’ have also been suspended due to serious violations of food safety rules. Thus, including both the campaigns, licenses of a total of 17 food establishments have been suspended.
Senior officials of ‘TG Safe’ have given strict instructions to all these suspended outlets to stop their business operations and sale of food with immediate effect. Along with this, to stop the delivery of unhygienic food to the common customers, the department will also send official instructions to the leading online food delivery platforms ‘Swiggy’ and ‘Zomato’ to immediately remove all these suspended branches from their apps and platforms, until their licenses are duly restored after meeting the safety standards.
The Food Safety Department has clarified that a policy of zero tolerance regarding food quality is being adopted in the state and this campaign will continue in future also. Apart from the outlets on which license suspension action has been taken, based on the deficiencies found in other establishments under inspection, the Food Safety Authority is going to issue ‘Improvement Notice’ to 8 outlets and ‘Show Cause Notice’ to 5 outlets.
According to officials, after receiving the chemical and microbiological test reports of 20 food samples sent to the laboratory, further strict action like imposing heavy financial penalty and legal prosecution under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSA) will be implemented against the concerned companies and outlet operators. After this big action, there is panic among the hotel and restaurant operators of Hyderabad.
