Mumbai, July 24 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the Food Registration Certificate of Kamal Caterers Pvt Ltd, the contractor operating the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters canteen, after finding that all 31 food safety violations flagged during an earlier inspection remained unrectified. The suspension, which took effect on Wednesday night, has halted operations at the canteen in the BMC Annexe building, which serves hundreds of civic officials, employees, police personnel and visitors daily. The FDA said an inspection on June 8 found multiple violations related to hygiene, and food safety. An improvement notice was issued the following day and received by the contractor on June 16, but no compliance report was submitted. A re-inspection on July 22 found all 31 deficiencies still persisted. The violations included fly infestation in the kitchen, poor hygiene in food handling areas, improper maintenance of equipment, faulty temperature control, among others. The licence has been suspended under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, prohibiting the contractor from preparing or selling food until further orders. The FDA has also directed officials to keep the premises under surveillance and warned of legal action if the canteen continues to operate. Senior BMC officials questioned the decision saying civic authorities felt the deficiencies did not warrant suspension of the licence....