Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Friday suspended the licences of seven eateries across the city - including the well-known Status Restaurant in Nariman Point, the Bombay Presidency Radio Club and Khar Gymkhana - for failure to follow pest control and food safety regulations, lack of hygiene and other violations. The food licence of Bombay Presidency Radio Club in Colaba was suspended after an inspection on August 19 found significant infestation of live flies in the kitchen along with dead cockroaches and improperly positioned cockroach traps. Portions of deteriorating ceiling paint and plaster were also found hanging over food-preparation areas, posing risk of contamination. Among other key violations, chemicals meant for cleaning and employees' clothes were stored near food and utensils, and refrigerators used for non-vegetarian food were unclean. The licence of the Colaba outlet of McDonald's, managed by Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd, was suspended as it failed to rectify violations mentioned in earlier improvement notices served by the FDA, such as uncalibrated refrigeration equipment, live cockroaches, inadequate pest traps, decomposing food waste near food-storage areas, use of unclean cloths for mopping. Employees at the eatery had also been found handling ready-to-eat food without washing their hands, immediately after handling soiled footwear and unclean mops. The restaurant was also found storing and using processed non-dairy/analogue ingredients, such as cheese sauce containing milk solids and processed emulsifiers, without explicitly declaring so on their menu cards or display boards. The licence of the popular Nariman Point eatery, Status Restaurant at Regent Chamber, managed by Supreme Enterprise, was also suspended over serious hygiene and food-handling violations. Key violations included use of unclean cutlery, stagnant water, heavy grease and oil deposits, rusted vessels and food waste in food-handling areas. Temperature-monitoring records and equipment was inadequate, separation between raw and cooked food and vegetarian and non-vegetarian food items was insufficient and food was stored near hazardous chemicals. The registration certificate of Khar Gymkhana was suspended due to inadequate and improper storage facilities for food, packaging materials, chemicals and other items; failure to adequately segregate vegetarian and non-vegetarian food and non-food items; lack of sanitisation before and after cooking; non-availability of hot water for washing vessels; and failure to thaw frozen food in a clean manner. McDonald's India, responding to the suspension of its Colaba outlet, said in a statement that they were reviewing the observations referenced in the FDA report. The Khar Gymkhana reception said their office was closed, while calls to the Status restaurant went unanswered....