India, Aug. 12 -- Warehouses of the quick-commerce firm Zepto and an Indira Canteen in Bengaluru were sealed on Tuesday after Karnataka food safety and drug administration officials found "unhygienic" conditions in food handling and storage. In Mumbai, meanwhile, the Maharashtra food safety and drug administration suspended the licence of Blinkit's Malad (West) facility over serious food safety and hygiene violations.

The Karnataka government said the special inspection campaign had found several violations and warned that food business operators breaching safety rules would face strict legal action.

Karnataka food safety and drug administration carried out an inspection at Zepto's warehouse at the Nippon Express facility in Hoskote tal...