New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Wednesday said it took regulatory action against five major e-commerce platforms - Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto, over alleged violations of food safety rules, including misleading claims and the sale of restricted products.

In a social media post, the food regulator said it had launched a "major crackdown on e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Swiggy, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto over regulatory non-compliances".

According to FSSAI, the violations included misbranding and potentially misleading representations, along with the sale and listing of prohibited or poisonous food products.

The regulator said penal pr...