India, July 15 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Tuesday suspended the licences of three Mumbai restaurants on charges of not adhering to hygiene standards in their kitchens. During the FDA inspection held on July 13, officials found that Shalimar Hotel, Noor Mohammadi Hotel and Rehmannia Hotel at Bhendi Bazaar flouted kitchen regulations such as not putting up mandatory insect screening nets, not segregating non-vegetarian food, and not maintaining records of food stocks.

At Hotel Noor Mohammadi, FDA officials spotted a thick layer of black oil on the kitchen floors, open windows near the kebab section allowing the entry of flies, insects and crows, paint and oil stains on the walls and ceilings, unhygienic storage of raw ma...