India, Nov. 8 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) led an intensive nationwide inspection drive from September 1 to November 5, during which it seized more than 3,270 metric tonnes of food products worth an estimated Rs.81.80 crore and suspended more than 1,100 licences.

In a series of posts on X, the food safety regulator said it had inspected 56,431 establishments and issued 10,047 improvement notices as part of the enforcement drive held across States and Union Territories in collaboration with State Food Safety Authorities.

It also collected 43,939 samples, of which 23,648 had been analysed. Out of these analysed samples, 2,273 were found to be non-compliant with prescribed food safety standards. The seized fo...