New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Karnataka's food safety regulator earlier this week ordered the suspension of the food licences of major e-commerce platforms Amazon, Swiggy, Instamart and BigBasket after officials found datura fruits and seeds being listed and sold online as food products. Datura contains highly toxic elements that can disrupt the nervous system.

The regulator said the products, some of which bore FSSAI registration or licence numbers, posed a serious public health risk. Mint explains the development

A food licence authorises a business to carry out the food-related activities covered by that licence. So, in principle, suspending a licence means those activities cannot continue while the suspension is in force. However, in this c...