India, Oct. 1 -- New Delhi

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the food business licence of Delhi's Seven Seas Hospitality, based in Rohini, over non-compliance with norms and violations, including the presence of fungus, cockroaches, and house flies in the kitchen.

In a social media post on Wednesday, FSSAI informed that it found "serious non-compliances" during the inspection of the food premises. The company achieved a "compliance score of only 30%", the regulator mentioned in its post.

The FSSAI described the kitchen condition as filthy and that food inspectors observed poor hygiene and sanitation conditions, including water stagnation, foul odour, filth and inadequate housekeeping in food prepara...