India, Aug. 20 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the suspension of the food licence of the canteen at the BMC headquarters Annexe building, nearly a month after it was shut down for 22 food-safety and hygiene-related non-compliances, including a fly being found in a glass of buttermilk.

The FDA revoked the suspension after the canteen operator, Kamal Caterers, demonstrated substantial compliance with the deficiencies flagged during inspections. While a re-verification on August 2 found that 12 of the 22 deficiencies were still pending, a subsequent inspection on August 13 found that only three remained. These three were related to the retention of documents and records under the licence conditions.

The FDA also recor...