New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Several well-known food establishments in Mumbai have come under scrutiny after Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found serious hygiene and food-safety violations during a festive-season inspection drive.

The action, carried out between 23 and 27 September, resulted in licences or registration certificates being suspended for 30 establishments across Maharashtra. The FDA also seized 50,601.78 kg of food products valued at around Rs.1.19 crore, according to the department and reports by the Press Trust of India and local media.

In Mumbai alone, 13 establishments faced licence suspension, closure orders or legal proceedings.

Among them was the more than 100-year-old Kyani & Co in Kalbadevi. An FDA in...