New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of Blink Commerce Pvt Ltd, the corporate entity behind Blinkit's Malad West warehouse, after a food safety inspection found several serious hygiene and food safety violations, including expired and tampered products, improper storage and a large-scale cockroach infestation, The Times of India reported.

The action followed an inspection by food safety officials at the facility in Sarvodaya Bhuvan on Ramchandra Lane on 7 August.

According to FDA officials, the warehouse was in a severely unhygienic condition, with food items stored on rusted racks or directly on the floor. Cockroach infestation was also found in stocks of fresh fruits a...