LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- Food safety officials in Uttar Pradesh have found hygiene, storage and regulatory violations at warehouses and dark stores supplying online grocery orders during 149 inspections across the state in the past 15 days. The inspections have led to recommendations for improvement notices in 79 cases, collection of 21 food samples for laboratory testing and suspension of four licences.

According to officials, the inspections were conducted under the ongoing 'Shuddh Hi Shubh Hai' campaign to check food quality and safety at facilities associated with e-commerce platforms.

"The findings raise concerns about the conditions in which food products are stored before reaching consumers, particularly as online grocery services gai...