India, Aug. 15 -- Cockroaches crawling through food storage areas, expired chicken lying in refrigerators, rotten vegetables, rodent droppings and food packets kept directly on dirty floors- these were among the hygiene lapses uncovered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during a special inspection drive targeting quick-commerce food delivery outlets across Mumbai.

The FDA on Friday suspended the licences of 10 food delivery chains, including Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart. The action followed inspections of 86 outlets on Thursday. Of these, 60 were served improvement notices, 14 had their licences suspended, while one outlet was ordered to stop business operations immediately.

At an Instamart facility on the first floor of Gitanee...