New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- In a major regulatory crackdown to safeguard consumer health, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken stern action against multiple food manufacturers, suspending the operational licence of a confectionery firm over grave hygiene lapses and ordering an immediate market recall of packaged cumin powder found to be "unsafe."

According to regulatory directives, the manufacturing licence of a bakery and confectionery manufacturing unit has been suspended with immediate effect after food safety authorities discovered critical non-compliance and severe deficiencies in sanitation and hygienic practices during inspections.

Under the enforcement order, the manufacturing unit has been barred from pro...